diff --git a/src/kademlia/core/DefaultConfiguration.java b/src/kademlia/core/DefaultConfiguration.java
index 3a7d66e..f9498ed 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/core/DefaultConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/kademlia/core/DefaultConfiguration.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 public class DefaultConfiguration implements KadConfiguration
 {
 
-    private final static long RESTORE_INTERVAL = 5 * 1000;   // Default at 1 hour
+    private final static long RESTORE_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000;   // Default at 1 hour
     private final static long RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = 1500;
     private final static long OPERATION_TIMEOUT = 30000;
     private final static int CONCURRENCY = 10;
diff --git a/src/kademlia/operation/ConnectOperation.java b/src/kademlia/operation/ConnectOperation.java
index f6b8533..117b875 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/operation/ConnectOperation.java
+++ b/src/kademlia/operation/ConnectOperation.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class ConnectOperation implements Operation, Receiver
 
             /* If we haven't finished as yet, wait for a maximum of config.operationTimeout() time */
             int totalTimeWaited = 0;
-            int timeInterval = 100;     // We re-check every 300 milliseconds
+            int timeInterval = 50;     // We re-check every 300 milliseconds
             while (totalTimeWaited < this.config.operationTimeout())
             {
                 if (error)
diff --git a/src/kademlia/operation/ContentLookupOperation.java b/src/kademlia/operation/ContentLookupOperation.java
index 479fac8..4eac85a 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/operation/ContentLookupOperation.java
+++ b/src/kademlia/operation/ContentLookupOperation.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class ContentLookupOperation implements Operation, Receiver
 
             /* If we haven't finished as yet, wait for a maximum of config.operationTimeout() time */
             int totalTimeWaited = 0;
-            int timeInterval = 100;     // We re-check every 300 milliseconds
+            int timeInterval = 50;     // We re-check every 300 milliseconds
             while (totalTimeWaited < this.config.operationTimeout())
             {
                 if (!this.askNodesorFinish())
diff --git a/src/kademlia/operation/NodeLookupOperation.java b/src/kademlia/operation/NodeLookupOperation.java
index 474c160..96bbdc4 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/operation/NodeLookupOperation.java
+++ b/src/kademlia/operation/NodeLookupOperation.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class NodeLookupOperation implements Operation, Receiver
 
             /* If we haven't finished as yet, wait for a maximum of config.operationTimeout() time */
             int totalTimeWaited = 0;
-            int timeInterval = 100;     // We re-check every 300 milliseconds
+            int timeInterval = 50;     // We re-check every 300 milliseconds
             while (totalTimeWaited < this.config.operationTimeout())
             {
                 if (!this.askNodesorFinish())