diff --git a/deployment/nova/nova-base-puppet.yaml b/deployment/nova/nova-base-puppet.yaml
index 46f41b5a4e..b9b3d9675d 100644
--- a/deployment/nova/nova-base-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/nova/nova-base-puppet.yaml
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ parameters:
    type: number
    description:
      Interval to sync power states between the database and the hypervisor. Set
-     to -1 to disable. Setting this to 0 will run at the default rate.
-   default: 0
+     to -1 to disable. Setting this to 0 will run at the default rate(60)
+     defined in oslo.service.
+   default: 600
   RpcUseSSL:
     default: false
     description: >
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-default-of-nova-sync-power-state-interval-90778dbcb0104130.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-default-of-nova-sync-power-state-interval-90778dbcb0104130.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5803332b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-default-of-nova-sync-power-state-interval-90778dbcb0104130.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Default of the ``NovaSyncPowerStateInterval`` parameter has been changed
+    from 0 to 600, to use the default value consistent with the one defined in
+    nova.