diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/templates/check_cron.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios_client/templates/check_cron.cfg.j2
index 6f5945f4ee..b2030c579b 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/templates/check_cron.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/templates/check_cron.cfg.j2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-command[check_cron]={{ libdir }}/nagios/plugins/check_procs -c 1:10 -C 'crond' -u root
+command[check_cron]={{ libdir }}/nagios/plugins/check_procs -c 1:15 -C 'crond' -u root