diff --git a/roles/iscsi_client/files/multipath.conf b/roles/iscsi_client/files/multipath.conf
index e8b01a9b83..49bd0cbf09 100644
--- a/roles/iscsi_client/files/multipath.conf
+++ b/roles/iscsi_client/files/multipath.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ defaults {
         user_friendly_names     yes
         max_fds                 max
         queue_without_daemon    no
+	polling_interval   	3
 }
 
 blacklist {
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ devices {
                path_grouping_policy   	multibus
 	        path_selector    	"round-robin 0"
 	        no_path_retry   	5
-	        polling_interval   	3
 	        failback    		15
 	}
 
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ devices {
 	        path_grouping_policy    multibus
 	        path_selector    	"round-robin 0"
 	        no_path_retry    	5
-	        polling_interval    	3
 	        failback    		15
 	}
 }