diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_logger.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_logger.py
index b15636b42a..fce39cd86a 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_logger.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_logger.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             'https',
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")\nmodule(load="omhttp")',
-                'action(type="omhttp" server="logs-01.loggly.com" serverport="80" usehttps="off" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" healthchecktimeout="5000" restpath="inputs/1fd38090-2af1-4e1e-8d80-492899da0f71/tag/http/")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omhttp" server="logs-01.loggly.com" serverport="80" usehttps="off" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" action.resumeInterval="5" restpath="inputs/1fd38090-2af1-4e1e-8d80-492899da0f71/tag/http/")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
         (
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             'udp',
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")',
-                'action(type="omfwd" target="localhost" port="9000" protocol="udp" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omfwd" target="localhost" port="9000" protocol="udp" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" action.resumeInterval="5" template="awx")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
         (
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             'tcp',
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")',
-                'action(type="omfwd" target="localhost" port="9000" protocol="tcp" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omfwd" target="localhost" port="9000" protocol="tcp" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" action.resumeInterval="5" template="awx")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
         (
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             None,
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")\nmodule(load="omhttp")',
-                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk" serverport="443" usehttps="on" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" healthchecktimeout="5000" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk" serverport="443" usehttps="on" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" action.resumeInterval="5" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
         (
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             None,
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")\nmodule(load="omhttp")',
-                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk" serverport="80" usehttps="off" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" healthchecktimeout="5000" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk" serverport="80" usehttps="off" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" action.resumeInterval="5" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
         (
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             None,
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")\nmodule(load="omhttp")',
-                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk" serverport="8088" usehttps="on" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" healthchecktimeout="5000" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk" serverport="8088" usehttps="on" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" action.resumeInterval="5" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
         (
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             None,
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")\nmodule(load="omhttp")',
-                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk" serverport="8088" usehttps="on" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" healthchecktimeout="5000" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk" serverport="8088" usehttps="on" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" action.resumeInterval="5" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
         (
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             'https',
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")\nmodule(load="omhttp")',
-                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk.org" serverport="8088" usehttps="on" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" healthchecktimeout="5000" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk.org" serverport="8088" usehttps="on" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" action.resumeInterval="5" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
         (
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ data_loggly = {
             None,
             '\n'.join([
                 'template(name="awx" type="string" string="%rawmsg-after-pri%")\nmodule(load="omhttp")',
-                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk.org" serverport="8088" usehttps="off" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" healthchecktimeout="5000" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
+                'action(type="omhttp" server="yoursplunk.org" serverport="8088" usehttps="off" skipverifyhost="off" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx" errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err" action.resumeInterval="5" restpath="services/collector/event")',  # noqa
             ])
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py b/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
index ceea7c311a..de54acca2f 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def construct_rsyslog_conf_template(settings=settings):
     host = getattr(settings, 'LOG_AGGREGATOR_HOST', '')
     port = getattr(settings, 'LOG_AGGREGATOR_PORT', '')
     protocol = getattr(settings, 'LOG_AGGREGATOR_PROTOCOL', '')
-    timeout = str(getattr(settings, 'LOG_AGGREGATOR_TCP_TIMEOUT', 5) * 1000)
+    timeout = getattr(settings, 'LOG_AGGREGATOR_TCP_TIMEOUT', 5)
     if protocol.startswith('http'):
         scheme = 'https'
         # urlparse requires '//' to be provided if scheme is not specified
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def construct_rsyslog_conf_template(settings=settings):
             'action.resumeRetryCount="-1"',
             'template="awx"',
             'errorfile="/var/log/tower/rsyslog.err"',
-            f'healthchecktimeout="{timeout}"',
+            f'action.resumeInterval="{timeout}"'
         ]
         if parsed.path:
             path = urlparse.quote(parsed.path[1:])
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def construct_rsyslog_conf_template(settings=settings):
         parts.extend(['module(load="omhttp")', f'action({params})'])
     elif protocol and host and port:
         parts.append(
-            f'action(type="omfwd" target="{host}" port="{port}" protocol="{protocol}" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" template="awx")'  # noqa
+            f'action(type="omfwd" target="{host}" port="{port}" protocol="{protocol}" action.resumeRetryCount="-1" action.resumeInterval="{timeout}" template="awx")'  # noqa
         )
     else:
         parts.append(f'action(type="omfile" file="/dev/null")')  # rsyslog needs *at least* one valid action to start