diff --git a/openr/Main.cpp b/openr/Main.cpp
index 569a95de962..a23c59cf048 100644
--- a/openr/Main.cpp
+++ b/openr/Main.cpp
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv) {
               "tcp://{}:{}", FLAGS_listen_addr, FLAGS_kvstore_rep_port)},
           monitorSubmitUrl,
           maybeIpTos,
-          Constants::kStoreSyncInterval,
+          std::chrono::seconds(FLAGS_kvstore_sync_interval_s),
           Constants::kMonitorSubmitInterval,
           std::unordered_map<std::string, openr::thrift::PeerSpec>{},
           FLAGS_enable_legacy_flooding,
diff --git a/openr/common/Flags.cpp b/openr/common/Flags.cpp
index b7336651298..eba93609c33 100644
--- a/openr/common/Flags.cpp
+++ b/openr/common/Flags.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ DEFINE_int32(
     kvstore_key_ttl_ms,
     openr::Constants::kKvStoreDbTtl.count(), // 5 min
     "TTL of a key (in ms) in the Kvstore");
+DEFINE_int32(
+    kvstore_sync_interval_s,
+    openr::Constants::kStoreSyncInterval.count(),
+    "Kvstore periodic random node sync interval in seconds");
 DEFINE_int32(
     kvstore_ttl_decrement_ms,
     openr::Constants::kTtlDecrement.count(),
diff --git a/openr/common/Flags.h b/openr/common/Flags.h
index 653c69103e8..91b72e8ec7b 100644
--- a/openr/common/Flags.h
+++ b/openr/common/Flags.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ DECLARE_int32(kvstore_zmq_hwm);
 DECLARE_int32(kvstore_flood_msg_per_sec);
 DECLARE_int32(kvstore_flood_msg_burst_size);
 DECLARE_int32(kvstore_key_ttl_ms);
+DECLARE_int32(kvstore_sync_interval_s);
 DECLARE_int32(kvstore_ttl_decrement_ms);
 
 DECLARE_bool(enable_secure_thrift_server);
diff --git a/openr/scripts/run_openr.sh b/openr/scripts/run_openr.sh
index aaf92d829cd..51a1c5c677c 100755
--- a/openr/scripts/run_openr.sh
+++ b/openr/scripts/run_openr.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ KEY_PREFIX_FILTERS=""
 KVSTORE_FLOOD_MSG_BURST_SIZE=0
 KVSTORE_FLOOD_MSG_PER_SEC=0
 KVSTORE_KEY_TTL_MS=300000
+KVSTORE_SYNC_INTERVAL_S=60
 KVSTORE_TTL_DECREMENT_MS=1
 KVSTORE_ZMQ_HWM=65536
 LINK_FLAP_INITIAL_BACKOFF_MS=1000
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ ARGS="\
   --kvstore_flood_msg_burst_size=${KVSTORE_FLOOD_MSG_BURST_SIZE} \
   --kvstore_flood_msg_per_sec=${KVSTORE_FLOOD_MSG_PER_SEC} \
   --kvstore_key_ttl_ms=${KVSTORE_KEY_TTL_MS} \
+  --kvstore_sync_interval_s=${KVSTORE_SYNC_INTERVAL_S} \
   --kvstore_ttl_decrement_ms=${KVSTORE_TTL_DECREMENT_MS} \
   --kvstore_zmq_hwm=${KVSTORE_ZMQ_HWM} \
   --link_flap_initial_backoff_ms=${LINK_FLAP_INITIAL_BACKOFF_MS} \