diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/glance_init_time_settings-1ef46f6b9d4fc1df.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/glance_init_time_settings-1ef46f6b9d4fc1df.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72024737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/glance_init_time_settings-1ef46f6b9d4fc1df.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+features:
+  - For the ``os_glance`` role, the systemd unit ``RestartSec`` value which
+    controls the time between the service stop and start when restarting has
+    been reduced from 150 seconds to 2 seconds to make the restart happen
+    faster. This value can be adjusted by using the
+    ``glance_*_init_config_overrides`` variables which use the
+    ``config_template`` task to change template defaults.
+upgrade:
+  - For the ``os_glance`` role, the systemd unit ``RestartSec`` value which
+    controls the time between the service stop and start when restarting has
+    been reduced from 150 seconds to 2 seconds to make the restart happen
+    faster. This value can be adjusted by using the
+    ``glance_*_init_config_overrides`` variables which use the
+    ``config_template`` task to change template defaults.
diff --git a/templates/glance-systemd-init.j2 b/templates/glance-systemd-init.j2
index acc5a418..54dfccbc 100644
--- a/templates/glance-systemd-init.j2
+++ b/templates/glance-systemd-init.j2
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ExecStart={{ glance_bin }}/{{ item.value.service_name }} {{ program_config_optio
 # Give a reasonable amount of time for the server to start up/shut down
 TimeoutSec=300
 Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=150
+RestartSec=2
 
 # This creates a specific slice which all services will operate from
 #  The accounting options give us the ability to see resource usage through