diff --git a/src/roles/candlepin/tasks/main.yml b/src/roles/candlepin/tasks/main.yml
index 210adc4da..25a1cba44 100644
--- a/src/roles/candlepin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/src/roles/candlepin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
         [Service]
         TimeoutStartSec=300
     healthcheck: curl --fail --insecure https://localhost:23443/candlepin/status
+    healthcheck_interval: 5s
     sdnotify: healthy
 
 - name: Run daemon reload to make Quadlet create the service files
diff --git a/src/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml b/src/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
index 7123c4ffc..010f2ab7e 100644
--- a/src/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/src/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     image: "{{ postgresql_container_image }}:{{ postgresql_container_tag }}"
     state: quadlet
     healthcheck: pg_isready
+    healthcheck_interval: 5s
     sdnotify: healthy
     network: host
     volumes: