diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index dff7e09..5fc7aed 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
     swarm: any,
     {
       id = swarm.keyPair.publicKey,
-      heartBeatInterval = 15,
+      heartBeatInterval = 60,
       ...opts
     }: { id?: Buffer; [key: string]: any } = {}
   ) {