diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index f8682d5a71..768a069a12 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ CINDER_SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS=${CINDER_SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS:-$(ipv6_unquote $S
 # We do not need to report service status every 10s for devstack-like
 # deployments. In the gate this generates extra work for the services and the
 # database which are already taxed.
-CINDER_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL=120
+CINDER_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL=${CINDER_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL:-120}
 
 # What type of LVM device should Cinder use for LVM backend
 # Defaults to auto, which will do thin provisioning if it's a fresh
diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 905788f28f..da3118f4cd 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ NOVA_USE_MOD_WSGI=${NOVA_USE_MOD_WSGI:-True}
 # We do not need to report service status every 10s for devstack-like
 # deployments. In the gate this generates extra work for the services and the
 # database which are already taxed.
-NOVA_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL=120
+NOVA_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL=${NOVA_SERVICE_REPORT_INTERVAL:-120}
 
 if is_service_enabled tls-proxy; then
     NOVA_SERVICE_PROTOCOL="https"