diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
index d19a4f1d4a00..899ce51022ba 100644
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
@@ -3559,8 +3559,9 @@ public void reallyRun() {
                 final HashMap<Long, Long> stillFree = new HashMap<Long, Long>();
 
                 final List<Long> networkIds = _networksDao.findNetworksToGarbageCollect();
-                final int netGcWait = NumbersUtil.parseInt(_configDao.getValue(NetworkGcWait.key()), 60);
-                logger.info("NetworkGarbageCollector uses '{}' seconds for GC interval.", netGcWait);
+                final int netGcWait = NetworkGcWait.value();
+                final int netGcInterval = NetworkGcInterval.value();
+                logger.info("NetworkGarbageCollector uses '{}' seconds for GC wait and '{}' seconds for GC interval.", netGcWait, netGcInterval);
 
                 for (final Long networkId : networkIds) {
                     if (!_networkModel.isNetworkReadyForGc(networkId)) {
@@ -4882,9 +4883,9 @@ public String getConfigComponentName() {
     }
 
     public static final ConfigKey<Integer> NetworkGcWait = new ConfigKey<Integer>(Integer.class, "network.gc.wait", "Advanced", "600",
-            "Time (in seconds) to wait before shutting down a network that's not in used", false, Scope.Global, null);
+            "Time (in seconds) to wait before shutting down a network that's not in used", true, Scope.Global, null);
     public static final ConfigKey<Integer> NetworkGcInterval = new ConfigKey<Integer>(Integer.class, "network.gc.interval", "Advanced", "600",
-            "Seconds to wait before checking for networks to shutdown", true, Scope.Global, null);
+            "Seconds to wait before checking for networks to shutdown", false, Scope.Global, null);
 
     @Override
     public ConfigKey<?>[] getConfigKeys() {