diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 87bee218..5075bfac 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 default['chef_client']['log_file']    = 'client.log'
 default['chef_client']['interval']    = '1800'
 default['chef_client']['splay']       = '300'
+default['chef_client']['delay_after_boot'] = '60'
 default['chef_client']['conf_dir']    = '/etc/chef'
 default['chef_client']['bin']         = '/opt/chef/bin/chef-client'
 
diff --git a/recipes/systemd_service.rb b/recipes/systemd_service.rb
index b7fb5710..ca117b50 100644
--- a/recipes/systemd_service.rb
+++ b/recipes/systemd_service.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ::Chef::Recipe
     'Unit' => { 'Description' => 'chef-client periodic run' },
     'Install' => { 'WantedBy' => 'timers.target' },
     'Timer' => {
-      'OnBootSec' => '1min',
+      'OnBootSec' => "#{node['chef_client']['delay_after_boot']}sec",
       'OnUnitInactiveSec' => "#{node['chef_client']['interval']}sec",
       'RandomizedDelaySec' => "#{node['chef_client']['splay']}sec",
     }
diff --git a/resources/systemd_timer.rb b/resources/systemd_timer.rb
index 70b8b0cd..5c6439f7 100644
--- a/resources/systemd_timer.rb
+++ b/resources/systemd_timer.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 property :user, String, default: 'root'
 
-property :delay_after_boot, String, default: '1min'
+property :delay_after_boot, String, default: '60sec'
 property :interval, String, default: '30min'
 property :splay, [Integer, String], default: 300,
                                     coerce: proc { |x| Integer(x) },
diff --git a/test/integration/timer_systemd/timer_systemd_spec.rb b/test/integration/timer_systemd/timer_systemd_spec.rb
index a6ef5a78..b7a87baa 100644
--- a/test/integration/timer_systemd/timer_systemd_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/timer_systemd/timer_systemd_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 control 'has expected unit content' do
   describe file('/etc/systemd/system/chef-client.timer') do
-    its('content') { should match 'OnBootSec = 1min' }
+    its('content') { should match 'OnBootSec = 60sec' }
     its('content') { should match 'OnUnitInactiveSec = 1800sec' }
     its('content') { should match 'RandomizedDelaySec = 300sec' }
   end