diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 758a23f..154394e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chia-seeder-light"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1285daa..fd044d5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "chia-seeder-light"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 1a9f151..b84a3e1 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ pub const PEER_TIMEOUT: u64 = 7;
 pub const DNS_RECORD_TTL: u32 = 300;
 pub const MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS: usize = 100;
 pub const MAX_RECORDS_TO_RETURN: usize = 32;
-pub const RECHECK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1800);
+pub const RECHECK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(900);
 pub const PEER_BLOCKLIST_TTL: u64 = 86400;
diff --git a/src/peer.rs b/src/peer.rs
index 565e8dd..9e7d2e5 100644
--- a/src/peer.rs
+++ b/src/peer.rs
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ pub async fn start_peer_rechecker(
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let processor = PeerProcessor::new(tls, authority.clone(), network_id, true);
 
+    sleep(RECHECK_INTERVAL).await;
+
     loop {
-        sleep(RECHECK_INTERVAL).await;
         let peers = authority.get_peers().await;
-
         info!(
             "Starting periodic peer recheck, checking {} reachable peers",
             peers.len()
@@ -204,5 +204,7 @@ pub async fn start_peer_rechecker(
         for peer in peers {
             processor.process(peer);
         }
+
+        sleep(RECHECK_INTERVAL).await;
     }
 }