diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/icinga2/objects/e2e_checks_vault.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/icinga2/objects/e2e_checks_vault.pp
index 0a3446c8..209d5d11 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/icinga2/objects/e2e_checks_vault.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/icinga2/objects/e2e_checks_vault.pp
@@ -1,32 +1,36 @@
 # swh vault end-to-end checks on the icinga master
 define profile::icinga2::objects::e2e_checks_vault (
   String $server_vault,
   String $server_webapp,
   String $environment,
 ) {
   include ::profile::icinga2::objects::e2e_checks_base
 
   $check_command = "${environment}-check-vault-cmd"
   $zonename = lookup('icinga2::master::zonename')
 
   ::icinga2::object::checkcommand {$check_command:
     import  => ['plugin-check-command'],
     command => [
-      '/usr/bin/swh', 'icinga_plugins', 'check-vault',
+      '/usr/bin/swh', 'icinga_plugins',
+      '--warning', '1200',
+      '--critical', '3600',  # explicit the default value of the plugin
+      'check-vault',
       '--swh-storage-url', $server_vault,
       '--swh-web-url', $server_webapp,
       'directory'
     ],
     target  => $::profile::icinga2::objects::e2e_checks_base::check_file,
     require => Package[$::profile::icinga2::objects::e2e_checks_base::packages],
+    timeout => 4800,  # higher than the critical threshold
   }
 
   ::icinga2::object::service {"${environment}-check-vault":
     import           => ['generic-service-check-e2e'],
     service_name     => "${environment} Check vault end-to-end",
     check_command    => $check_command,
     target           => "/etc/icinga2/zones.d/${zonename}/${::fqdn}.conf",
     host_name        => "${::fqdn}",
   }
 
 }