diff --git a/core/scheduler/src/main/resources/application.conf b/core/scheduler/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 66c07fc672e..860b6e0ff31 100644
--- a/core/scheduler/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/core/scheduler/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -80,5 +80,8 @@ whisk {
     }
     max-peek = "128"
     in-progress-job-retention = "20 seconds"
+    data-management-service {
+        retry-interval = "1 second"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/test/resources/application.conf.j2 b/tests/src/test/resources/application.conf.j2
index 115b89ec47d..d001ce6a0f7 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/resources/application.conf.j2
+++ b/tests/src/test/resources/application.conf.j2
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ whisk {
         }
         max-peek = "{{ scheduler.maxPeek }}"
         in-progress-job-retention = "{{ scheduler.inProgressJobRetention | default('20 seconds') }}"
+        data-management-service {
+            retry-interval = "{{ scheduler.dataManagementService.retryInterval | default('1 second') }}"
+        }
     }
 }