diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
index add502896d..8d93c97d47 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/nodepool.yaml.erb
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ providers:
     auth-url: 'https://ci-overcloud.tripleo.org:13000/v2.0'
     boot-timeout: 120
     max-servers: 190
+    rate: 0.001
     networks:
       - net-id: f69ac547-db64-4e69-ae70-e5233634aff0
       - net-id: b54c5011-519a-4364-8256-a9214eec2387