diff --git a/ci/environments/scenario001-multinode-containers.yaml b/ci/environments/scenario001-multinode-containers.yaml
index 9d6f729a4b..05926fd6ff 100644
--- a/ci/environments/scenario001-multinode-containers.yaml
+++ b/ci/environments/scenario001-multinode-containers.yaml
@@ -94,8 +94,20 @@ parameter_defaults:
   ControllerExtraConfig:
     nova::compute::libvirt::services::libvirt_virt_type: qemu
     nova::compute::libvirt::libvirt_virt_type: qemu
-    # This makes the job twice as fast
+    # NOTE(sileht): To decrease the time test_telemetry_integration takes We
+    # configure Ceilometer to poll more, We configure the 'high' Gnocchi
+    # archive policy to keep 1 point every 60s. The test will take 2 minutes
+    # instead of 10 minutes. Note that tempest telemetry.alarm_granularity must
+    # in sync with the archive policy, 60s too.
     ceilometer::agent::polling::polling_interval: 15
+  ManagePolling: true
+  ManagePipeline: true
+  PipelinePublishers:
+    - gnocchi://?archive_policy=high
+  EventPipelinePublishers:
+    - gnocchi://?archive_policy=high
+    - panko://
+
   Debug: true
   #TODO(gfidente): remove when the new default is in tripleo-common
   DockerCephDaemonImage: docker.io/ceph/daemon:tag-build-master-luminous-centos-7
diff --git a/ci/environments/scenario002-multinode-containers.yaml b/ci/environments/scenario002-multinode-containers.yaml
index 3aada0bc77..ce3a754ed6 100644
--- a/ci/environments/scenario002-multinode-containers.yaml
+++ b/ci/environments/scenario002-multinode-containers.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,20 @@ parameter_defaults:
   ControllerExtraConfig:
     nova::compute::libvirt::services::libvirt_virt_type: qemu
     nova::compute::libvirt::libvirt_virt_type: qemu
+    # NOTE(sileht): To decrease the time test_telemetry_integration takes We
+    # configure Ceilometer to poll more, We configure the 'high' Gnocchi
+    # archive policy to keep 1 point every 60s. The test will take 2 minutes
+    # instead of 10 minutes. Note that tempest telemetry.alarm_granularity must
+    # in sync with the archive policy, 60s too.
+    ceilometer::agent::polling::polling_interval: 15
+  ManagePolling: true
+  ManagePipeline: true
+  PipelinePublishers:
+    - gnocchi://?archive_policy=high
+  EventPipelinePublishers:
+    - gnocchi://?archive_policy=high
+    - panko://
+  GnocchiArchivePolicy: 'high'
   Debug: true
   ZaqarMessageStore: 'swift'
   ZaqarManagementStore: 'sqlalchemy'