diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog@.service b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog@.service
index 1f65902..e559d9f 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog@.service
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/phosphor-watchdog@.service
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 [Service]
 Restart=no
 EnvironmentFile={envfiledir}/obmc/watchdog/%I
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/phosphor-watchdog --continue --service=${{SERVICE}} --path=${{DEVPATH}} --target=${{TARGET}} --min_interval=${{TIMEOUT_IN_MSEC}}
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/phosphor-watchdog --continue --service=${{SERVICE}} --path=${{DEVPATH}} --target=${{TARGET}} --default_interval=${{TIMEOUT_IN_MSEC}}