diff --git a/puppet/zulip_internal/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg b/puppet/zulip_internal/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
index 0699028ceb..846694be86 100644
--- a/puppet/zulip_internal/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
+++ b/puppet/zulip_internal/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ define service {
         use                             generic-service
         service_description             Check missedmessage_emails queue processor
         check_command                   check_remote_arg_string!manage.py process_queue missedmessage_emails!1:1!1:1
+        max_check_attempts              3
         hostgroup_name                  frontends
         contact_groups                  admins
 }
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ define service {
         use                             generic-service
         service_description             Check slow_queries queue processor
         check_command                   check_remote_arg_string!manage.py process_queue slow_queries!1:1!1:1
+        max_check_attempts              3
         hostgroup_name                  frontends
         contact_groups                  admins
 }