diff --git a/manifests/ovn.pp b/manifests/ovn.pp
index 2a105ee56..05fa931b7 100644
--- a/manifests/ovn.pp
+++ b/manifests/ovn.pp
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ class openstack_integration::ovn(
     $ovn_controller_ssl_ca_cert = undef
   }
 
+  $inactivity_probe = $facts['os']['family'] ? {
+    'RedHat' => 0,
+    default  => 60000,
+  }
   class { 'ovn::northd':
     dbs_listen_ip              => $::openstack_integration::config::ip_for_url,
     ovn_nb_db_ssl_key          => $ovn_nb_db_ssl_key,
@@ -62,8 +66,8 @@ class openstack_integration::ovn(
     ovn_sb_db_ssl_key          => $ovn_sb_db_ssl_key,
     ovn_sb_db_ssl_cert         => $ovn_sb_db_ssl_cert,
     ovn_sb_db_ssl_ca_cert      => $ovn_sb_db_ssl_ca_cert,
-    ovn_nb_db_inactivity_probe => 120000,
-    ovn_sb_db_inactivity_probe => 120000,
+    ovn_nb_db_inactivity_probe => $inactivity_probe,
+    ovn_sb_db_inactivity_probe => $inactivity_probe,
   }
   class { 'ovn::controller':
     ovn_remote                 => $::openstack_integration::config::ovn_sb_connection,