diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 5afd863e..1f072c01 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -813,11 +813,11 @@ void nano::node::ongoing_rep_calculation ()
 
 void nano::node::ongoing_bootstrap ()
 {
-	auto next_wakeup (300);
+	auto next_wakeup (network_params.node.bootstrap_interval);
 	if (warmed_up < 3)
 	{
 		// Re-attempt bootstrapping more aggressively on startup
-		next_wakeup = 5;
+		next_wakeup = std::chrono::seconds (5);
 		if (!bootstrap_initiator.in_progress () && !network.empty ())
 		{
 			++warmed_up;
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void nano::node::ongoing_bootstrap ()
 	}
 	bootstrap_initiator.bootstrap ();
 	std::weak_ptr<nano::node> node_w (shared_from_this ());
-	alarm.add (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () + std::chrono::seconds (next_wakeup), [node_w]() {
+	alarm.add (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () + next_wakeup, [node_w]() {
 		if (auto node_l = node_w.lock ())
 		{
 			node_l->ongoing_bootstrap ();
diff --git a/nano/secure/common.cpp b/nano/secure/common.cpp
index f1beb2f7..d025e305 100644
--- a/nano/secure/common.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/common.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ nano::node_constants::node_constants (nano::network_constants & network_constant
 	cutoff = period * 5;
 	syn_cookie_cutoff = std::chrono::seconds (5);
 	backup_interval = std::chrono::minutes (5);
+	bootstrap_interval = std::chrono::seconds (15 * 60);
 	search_pending_interval = network_constants.is_dev_network () ? std::chrono::seconds (1) : std::chrono::seconds (5 * 60);
 	peer_interval = search_pending_interval;
 	unchecked_cleaning_interval = std::chrono::minutes (30);
diff --git a/nano/secure/common.hpp b/nano/secure/common.hpp
index a491a0fd..214db043 100644
--- a/nano/secure/common.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/common.hpp
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ public:
 	std::chrono::seconds cutoff;
 	std::chrono::seconds syn_cookie_cutoff;
 	std::chrono::minutes backup_interval;
+	std::chrono::seconds bootstrap_interval;
 	std::chrono::seconds search_pending_interval;
 	std::chrono::seconds peer_interval;
 	std::chrono::minutes unchecked_cleaning_interval;