diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/files/network-client.conf b/roles/collectd/base/files/network-client.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index a6bd125de9..0000000000
--- a/roles/collectd/base/files/network-client.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-LoadPlugin network
-
-<Plugin "network">
-        Server "log01"
-</Plugin>
diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/collectd/base/tasks/main.yml
index 210e7d9c99..8e342a1687 100644
--- a/roles/collectd/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/collectd/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 # install collectd-network config
 - name: /etc/collectd.d/network.conf
-  copy: src=network-client.conf dest=/etc/collectd.d/network.conf
+  template: src=network-client.conf.j2 dest=/etc/collectd.d/network.conf
   tags:
   - collectd
   notify:
diff --git a/roles/collectd/base/templates/network-client.conf.j2 b/roles/collectd/base/templates/network-client.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e39c76f651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/collectd/base/templates/network-client.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+LoadPlugin network
+
+<Plugin "network">
+        Server "log01"
+        {% if ansible_distribution_major_version != '6' %}
+        ResolveInterval 14400
+        {% endif %}
+</Plugin>