diff --git a/core/config/config.cc b/core/config/config.cc
index fdffbfc..f7a69b7 100644
--- a/core/config/config.cc
+++ b/core/config/config.cc
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ ConfigComponent::Impl::periodicRegistrationRefresh()
             mainloop->yield(chrono::milliseconds(500));
         } else {
             uint next_iteration_in_sec = getConfigurationWithDefault<uint>(
-                20,
+                600,
                 "Config Component",
                 "Refresh config update registration time interval"
             );
diff --git a/nodes/orchestration/package/watchdog/watchdog b/nodes/orchestration/package/watchdog/watchdog
index 546069f..9cecca7 100755
--- a/nodes/orchestration/package/watchdog/watchdog
+++ b/nodes/orchestration/package/watchdog/watchdog
@@ -97,11 +97,17 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
+alpine_pid()
+{
+   ps -ef | grep $1 | grep -v grep | awk '{printf $1 " "}'
+}
+
+
 ls -l /etc/ | grep release > /dev/null 2>&1
 retval=$?
 if [ $retval -eq 0 ]; then
     if [ ! -z "$(cat /etc/*release | grep alpine)" ]; then
-        pidof_cmd="pidof"
+        pidof_cmd="alpine_pid"
         ARCH="alpine"
         echo "alpine" >${FILESYSTEM_PATH}/watchdog/platform
     fi