diff --git a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2 b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
index 387e1c9b73..32a28773fb 100644
--- a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ mariadb_wsrep_extra_provider_options:
   - "evs.inactive_timeout=PT30S"
   - "evs.keepalive_period=PT3S"
 
-mariadb_monitor_connect_timeout: "60000"
+mariadb_monitor_connect_interval: "60000"
+mariadb_monitor_connect_timeout: "180000"
+mariadb_monitor_ping_interval: "60000"
+mariadb_monitor_ping_max_failures: "10"
+mariadb_monitor_ping_timeout: "10000"
 
 nova_compute_virt_type: "{{ virt_type }}"