diff --git a/onionr/communicator2.py b/onionr/communicator2.py
index df428c03..1c8329da 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator2.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator2.py
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.daemonCommands, 5)
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.detectAPICrash, 5)
         peerPoolTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.getOnlinePeers, 60)
-        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.lookupBlocks, 7, requiresPeer=True, maxThreads=1)
-        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.getBlocks, 10, requiresPeer=True)
+        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.lookupBlocks, self._core.config.get('timers.lookupBlocks'), requiresPeer=True, maxThreads=1)
+        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.getBlocks, self._core.config.get('timers.getBlocks'), requiresPeer=True)
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.clearOfflinePeer, 58)
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.daemonTools.cleanOldBlocks, 65)
         OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.lookupKeys, 60, requiresPeer=True)
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default_config.json b/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
index 9fba656b..6e35245e 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default_config.json
@@ -60,5 +60,9 @@
         "minimumScore": -100,
         "maxStoredPeers": 5000,
         "maxConnect": 5
+    },
+    "timers":{
+        "lookupBlocks": 25,
+        "getBlocks": 30
     }
 }