diff --git a/blueprint.yaml b/blueprint.yaml
index a1aa59e5..15bcc9ca 100644
--- a/blueprint.yaml
+++ b/blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ inputs:
     description: Openstack image name or id to use for the new server
   flavor:
     description: Openstack flavor name or id to use for the new server
+  diamond_reporting_interval:
+    description: interval in seconds for reporting metrics by diamond agent
+    type: integer
+    default: 10
 
 node_templates:
   virtual_ip:
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ node_templates:
             implementation: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.install
             inputs:
               diamond_config:
-                interval: 1
+                interval: { get_input: diamond_reporting_interval }
           start: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.start
           stop: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.stop
           uninstall: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.uninstall
diff --git a/ec2-blueprint.yaml b/ec2-blueprint.yaml
index da1a8a55..272cc265 100644
--- a/ec2-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/ec2-blueprint.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ inputs:
   instance_type:
     description: AWS EC2 instance type to use for the server
     default: m3.medium
+  diamond_reporting_interval:
+    description: interval in seconds for reporting metrics by diamond agent
+    type: integer
+    default: 10
 
 node_templates:
   elastic_ip:
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ node_templates:
             implementation: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.install
             inputs:
               diamond_config:
-                interval: 1
+                interval: { get_input: diamond_reporting_interval }
           start: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.start
           stop: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.stop
           uninstall: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.uninstall
diff --git a/singlehost-blueprint.yaml b/singlehost-blueprint.yaml
index 0c5579b3..c887294f 100644
--- a/singlehost-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/singlehost-blueprint.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ inputs:
     description: >
       The HTTP web server port.
     default: 8080
+  diamond_reporting_interval:
+    description: interval in seconds for reporting metrics by diamond agent
+    type: integer
+    default: 10
 
 node_templates:
   vm:
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ node_templates:
           implementation: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.install
           inputs:
             diamond_config:
-              interval: 1
+              interval: { get_input: diamond_reporting_interval }
         start: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.start
         stop: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.stop
         uninstall: diamond.diamond_agent.tasks.uninstall