diff --git a/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios4/conf.d/services.cfg b/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios4/conf.d/services.cfg
index 0691c907cb..21ff728236 100644
--- a/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios4/conf.d/services.cfg
+++ b/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios4/conf.d/services.cfg
@@ -358,102 +358,70 @@ define service {
 }
 
 define service {
+        name                            rabbitmq-consumer-service
         use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check RabbitMQ notify_tornado consumers
+        service_description             RabbitMQ consumer check template
         hostgroup_name                  frontends
-        check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!notify_tornado
         # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
         # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
         max_check_attempts              3
+        contact_groups                  admins
+        register                        0
+}
+
+define service {
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
+        service_description             Check RabbitMQ notify_tornado consumers
+        check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!notify_tornado
         contact_groups                  page_admins
 }
 
 define service {
-        use                             generic-service
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
         service_description             Check RabbitMQ user_activity_interval consumers
-        hostgroup_name                  frontends
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!user_activity_interval
-        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
-        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
-        max_check_attempts              3
-        contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
 define service {
-        use                             generic-service
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
         service_description             Check RabbitMQ user_presence consumers
-        hostgroup_name                  frontends
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!user_presence
-        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
-        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
-        max_check_attempts              3
-        contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
 define service {
-        use                             generic-service
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
         service_description             Check RabbitMQ invites consumers
-        hostgroup_name                  frontends
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!invites
-        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
-        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
-        max_check_attempts              3
-        contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
 define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check RabbitMQ digest email consumers
-        hostgroup_name                  frontends
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
+        service_description             Check RabbitMQ digest digest_emails consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!digest_emails
-        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
-        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
-        max_check_attempts              3
-        contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
 define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check RabbitMQ email mirror consumers
-        hostgroup_name                  frontends
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
+        service_description             Check RabbitMQ email_mirror consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!email_mirror
-        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
-        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
-        max_check_attempts              3
-        contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
 define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check RabbitMQ missedmessage mobile notifications consumers
-        hostgroup_name                  frontends
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
+        service_description             Check RabbitMQ missedmessage_mobile_notifications consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!missedmessage_mobile_notifications
-        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
-        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
-        max_check_attempts              3
-        contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
 define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check RabbitMQ missedmessage email consumers
-        hostgroup_name                  frontends
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
+        service_description             Check RabbitMQ missedmessage_emails consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!missedmessage_emails
-        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
-        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
-        max_check_attempts              3
-        contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
 define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check RabbitMQ user activity consumers
-        hostgroup_name                  frontends
+        use                             rabbitmq-consumer-service
+        service_description             Check RabbitMQ user_activity consumers
         check_command                   check_rabbitmq_consumers!user_activity
-        # Workaround weird checks 40s after first error causing alerts
-        # from a single failure because cron hasn't run again yet
-        max_check_attempts              3
-        contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
 define service {