diff --git a/charts/kube-ovn/templates/central-deploy.yaml b/charts/kube-ovn/templates/central-deploy.yaml
index aadd1477deb..0f4044b49af 100644
--- a/charts/kube-ovn/templates/central-deploy.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-ovn/templates/central-deploy.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ spec:
               value: "{{- .Values.func.ENABLE_BIND_LOCAL_IP }}"
             - name: PROBE_INTERVAL
               value: "{{ .Values.networking.PROBE_INTERVAL }}"
+            - name: OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL
+              value: "{{ .Values.networking.OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL}}"
             - name: OVN_LEADER_PROBE_INTERVAL
               value: "{{ .Values.networking.OVN_LEADER_PROBE_INTERVAL }}"
             - name: OVN_NORTHD_N_THREADS
diff --git a/charts/kube-ovn/values.yaml b/charts/kube-ovn/values.yaml
index 891ec6c264a..e65c8a85a84 100644
--- a/charts/kube-ovn/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-ovn/values.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ networking:
   ENABLE_METRICS: true
   NODE_LOCAL_DNS_IP: ""
   PROBE_INTERVAL: 180000
+  OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL: 5000
   OVN_LEADER_PROBE_INTERVAL: 5
   OVN_REMOTE_PROBE_INTERVAL: 10000
   OVN_REMOTE_OPENFLOW_INTERVAL: 180
diff --git a/dist/images/install.sh b/dist/images/install.sh
index f475f6c7b90..7b3fc7cb323 100755
--- a/dist/images/install.sh
+++ b/dist/images/install.sh
@@ -3302,6 +3302,8 @@ spec:
               value: "$DEBUG_WRAPPER"
             - name: PROBE_INTERVAL
               value: "180000"
+            - name: OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL
+              value: "5000" 
             - name: OVN_LEADER_PROBE_INTERVAL
               value: "5"
             - name: OVN_NORTHD_N_THREADS
diff --git a/dist/images/start-db.sh b/dist/images/start-db.sh
index 91cfd91d2f6..d4c605e23b4 100755
--- a/dist/images/start-db.sh
+++ b/dist/images/start-db.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ DEBUG_WRAPPER=${DEBUG_WRAPPER:-}
 ENABLE_COMPACT=${ENABLE_COMPACT:-false}
 PROBE_INTERVAL=${PROBE_INTERVAL:-180000}
 OVN_NORTHD_N_THREADS=${OVN_NORTHD_N_THREADS:-1}
+OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL=${OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL:-5000}
 OVN_VERSION_COMPATIBILITY=${OVN_VERSION_COMPATIBILITY:-}
 DEBUG_OPT="--ovn-northd-wrapper=$DEBUG_WRAPPER --ovsdb-nb-wrapper=$DEBUG_WRAPPER --ovsdb-sb-wrapper=$DEBUG_WRAPPER"
 
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ if [[ "$ENABLE_SSL" == "false" ]]; then
         /usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl restart_northd
         ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set-connection ptcp:"${NB_PORT}":["${DB_ADDR}"]
         ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set Connection . inactivity_probe=${PROBE_INTERVAL}
-        ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set NB_Global . options:northd_probe_interval=${PROBE_INTERVAL}
+        ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set NB_Global . options:northd_probe_interval=${OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL}
         ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set NB_Global . options:use_logical_dp_groups=true
 
         ovn-sbctl --no-leader-only set-connection ptcp:"${SB_PORT}":["${DB_ADDR}"]
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ if [[ "$ENABLE_SSL" == "false" ]]; then
                 --ovn-manage-ovsdb=no --ovn-northd-n-threads="${OVN_NORTHD_N_THREADS}" start_northd
             ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set NB_Global . options:inactivity_probe=${PROBE_INTERVAL}
             ovn-sbctl --no-leader-only set SB_Global . options:inactivity_probe=${PROBE_INTERVAL}
-            ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set NB_Global . options:northd_probe_interval=${PROBE_INTERVAL}
+            ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set NB_Global . options:northd_probe_interval=${OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL}
             ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only set NB_Global . options:use_logical_dp_groups=true
         else
             # known leader always first
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ else
                 /etc/ovn/ovnsb_local_config.db
             /usr/share/ovn/scripts/ovn-ctl $ovn_ctl_args \
                 --ovn-manage-ovsdb=no --ovn-northd-n-threads="${OVN_NORTHD_N_THREADS}" start_northd
-            ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only $SSL_OPTIONS set NB_Global . options:northd_probe_interval=${PROBE_INTERVAL}
+            ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only $SSL_OPTIONS set NB_Global . options:northd_probe_interval=${OVN_NORTHD_PROBE_INTERVAL}
             ovn-nbctl --no-leader-only $SSL_OPTIONS set NB_Global . options:use_logical_dp_groups=true
         else
             # get leader if cluster exists