diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index 1b4b061e..08c07c7f 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
         highFailureRate = 10
         heartBeatTimer = 0
         heartBeatRate = 5
-        pexTimer = 10 # How often we should check for new peers
+        pexTimer = 1000 # How often we should check for new peers
         pexCount = 0
         logger.debug('Communicator debugging enabled.')
         torID = open('data/hs/hostname').read()