diff --git a/p2p/discover/v5_udp_test.go b/p2p/discover/v5_udp_test.go
index 9429fbaf0a..1c41941c70 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/v5_udp_test.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/v5_udp_test.go
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ func newUDPV5Test(t *testing.T) *udpV5Test {
 		PrivateKey:   test.localkey,
 		Log:          testlog.Logger(t, log.LvlTrace),
 		ValidSchemes: enode.ValidSchemesForTesting,
+		PingInterval: 1000 * time.Hour,
 	})
 	test.udp.codec = &testCodec{test: test, id: ln.ID()}
 	test.table = test.udp.tab