struct file *filp = NULL;
        struct inode *inode = NULL;
        ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
+       int live_threshold;
 
        if (reg->hr_bdev)
                goto out;
         * A node is considered live after it has beat LIVE_THRESHOLD
         * times.  We're not steady until we've given them a chance
         * _after_ our first read.
+        * The default threshold is bare minimum so as to limit the delay
+        * during mounts. For global heartbeat, the threshold doubled for the
+        * first region.
         */
-       atomic_set(®->hr_steady_iterations, O2HB_LIVE_THRESHOLD + 1);
+       live_threshold = O2HB_LIVE_THRESHOLD;
+       if (o2hb_global_heartbeat_active()) {
+               spin_lock(&o2hb_live_lock);
+               if (o2hb_pop_count(&o2hb_region_bitmap, O2NM_MAX_REGIONS) == 1)
+                       live_threshold <<= 1;
+               spin_unlock(&o2hb_live_lock);
+       }
+       atomic_set(®->hr_steady_iterations, live_threshold + 1);
 
        hb_task = kthread_run(o2hb_thread, reg, "o2hb-%s",
                              reg->hr_item.ci_name);