diff --git a/command/agent/local.go b/command/agent/local.go
index f85d6671ad..0643776eab 100644
--- a/command/agent/local.go
+++ b/command/agent/local.go
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ func (l *localState) UpdateCheck(checkID, status, output string) {
 	if l.config.CheckUpdateInterval > 0 && check.Status == status {
 		check.Output = output
 		if _, ok := l.deferCheck[checkID]; !ok {
-			deferSync := time.AfterFunc(l.config.CheckUpdateInterval, func() {
+			intv := time.Duration(uint64(l.config.CheckUpdateInterval)/2) + randomStagger(l.config.CheckUpdateInterval)
+			deferSync := time.AfterFunc(intv, func() {
 				l.Lock()
 				if _, ok := l.checkStatus[checkID]; ok {
 					l.checkStatus[checkID] = syncStatus{inSync: false}
diff --git a/command/agent/local_test.go b/command/agent/local_test.go
index 480da00cd7..f952190980 100644
--- a/command/agent/local_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/local_test.go
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ func TestAgentAntiEntropy_Check_DeferSync(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestAgentAntiEntory_deleteService_fails(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAgentAntiEntropy_deleteService_fails(t *testing.T) {
 	l := new(localState)
 	if err := l.deleteService(""); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("should have failed")