diff --git a/swarm/api/config_test.go b/swarm/api/config_test.go
index 136967153a..c772d6aa88 100644
--- a/swarm/api/config_test.go
+++ b/swarm/api/config_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var (
     "Hash": "SHA256",
     "JoinTimeout": 120,
     "SplitTimeout": 120,
-    "CallInterval": 10000000000,
+    "CallInterval": 3000000000,
     "KadDbPath": "` + filepath.Join("TMPDIR", "0d2f62485607cf38d9d795d93682a517661e513e", "bzz-peers.json") + `",
     "MaxProx": 8,
     "ProxBinSize": 4,