diff --git a/servers/puppet/modules/zulip/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg b/servers/puppet/modules/zulip/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
index c040037547..aad5c71df9 100644
--- a/servers/puppet/modules/zulip/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
+++ b/servers/puppet/modules/zulip/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ define service {
         use                             generic-service
         service_description             Check rabbitmq queue sizes
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_queues!22
+        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
+        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
+        max_check_attempts              3
         hostgroup_name                  frontends
         contact_groups                  page_admins
 }
@@ -264,6 +267,9 @@ define service {
         use                             generic-service
         service_description             Check rabbitmq notify_tornado consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_tornado_consumers!22
+        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
+        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
+        max_check_attempts              3
         hostgroup_name                  frontends
         contact_groups                  page_admins
 }
@@ -272,6 +278,9 @@ define service {
         use                             generic-service
         service_description             Check rabbitmq useractivity consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_useractivity_consumers!22
+        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
+        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
+        max_check_attempts              3
         hostgroup_name                  frontends
         contact_groups                  admins
 }
@@ -280,6 +289,9 @@ define service {
         use                             generic-service
         service_description             Check rabbitmq invites consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_invites_consumers!22
+        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
+        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
+        max_check_attempts              3
         hostgroup_name                  frontends
         contact_groups                  admins
 }
@@ -288,6 +300,9 @@ define service {
         use                             generic-service
         service_description             Check rabbitmq signups consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_signups_consumers!22
+        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
+        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
+        max_check_attempts              3
         hostgroup_name                  frontends
         contact_groups                  admins
 }