--- a/landscape/broker/client.py
+++ b/landscape/broker/client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from logging import info, exception
+import random
 
 from twisted.internet.defer import maybeDeferred, succeed
 
@@ -104,7 +105,10 @@
             if self.run_immediately:
                 self.run()
             if self.run_interval is not None:
-                self._loop = self.client.reactor.call_every(self.run_interval,
+                interval = self.run_interval
+                interval = interval + (random.random() * (interval * .1))
+                interval = interval - (random.random() * (interval * .1))
+                self._loop = self.client.reactor.call_every(interval,
                                                             self.run)
 
 
--- a/landscape/broker/exchange.py
+++ b/landscape/broker/exchange.py
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@
 """
 import time
 import logging
+import random
 from landscape.lib.hashlib import md5
 
 from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred, succeed
@@ -642,6 +643,9 @@
             else:
                 interval = self._config.exchange_interval
 
+            interval = interval + (random.random() * (interval * .1))
+            interval = interval - (random.random() * (interval * .1))
+
             if self._notification_id is not None:
                 self._reactor.cancel_call(self._notification_id)
             notification_interval = interval - 10
--- a/landscape/broker/ping.py
+++ b/landscape/broker/ping.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 """
 
 import urllib
+import random
 from logging import info
 
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
@@ -146,7 +147,10 @@
 
     def _schedule(self):
         """Schedule a new ping using the current ping interval."""
-        self._call_id = self._reactor.call_later(self._config.ping_interval,
+        interval = self._config.ping_interval
+        interval = interval + (random.random() * (interval * .1))
+        interval = interval - (random.random() * (interval * .1))
+        self._call_id = self._reactor.call_later(interval,
                                                  self.ping)
 
     def _handle_set_intervals(self, message):
--- a/landscape/plugin.py
+++ b/landscape/plugin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from logging import info
+import random
 
 from landscape.log import format_object
 
@@ -57,4 +58,7 @@
     def register(self, registry):
         self.registry = registry
         if hasattr(self, "run") and self.run_interval is not None:
-            registry.reactor.call_every(self.run_interval, self.run)
+            interval = self.run_interval
+            interval = interval + (random.random() * (interval * .1))
+            interval = interval - (random.random() * (interval * .1))
+            registry.reactor.call_every(interval, self.run)