diff --git a/roles/varnish/templates/s390kojipkgs.vcl.j2 b/roles/varnish/templates/s390kojipkgs.vcl.j2
index e459dba716..6f5cd9dcae 100644
--- a/roles/varnish/templates/s390kojipkgs.vcl.j2
+++ b/roles/varnish/templates/s390kojipkgs.vcl.j2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ backend koji01 {
     .probe = {
         .url = "/work/";
         .timeout = 10s;
-        .interval = 5s;
+        .interval = 30s;
         .window = 5;
         .threshold = 3;
     }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ backend kojipkgs01 {
     .probe = {
         .url = "/";
         .timeout = 10s;
-        .interval = 5s;
+        .interval = 30s;
         .window = 5;
         .threshold = 3;
     }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ backend kojipkgs02 {
     .probe = {
         .url = "/";
         .timeout = 10s;
-        .interval = 5s;
+        .interval = 30s;
         .window = 5;
         .threshold = 3;
     }