diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/config.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/config.ts
index 5f5ea19258a..0e30bc2efe3 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/config.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/config.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export const p2pConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<P2PConfig> = {
   peerCheckIntervalMS: {
     env: 'P2P_PEER_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS',
     description: 'The frequency in which to check for new peers.',
-    ...numberConfigHelper(30_000),
+    ...numberConfigHelper(1_000),
   },
   l2QueueSize: {
     env: 'P2P_L2_QUEUE_SIZE',