diff --git a/private/testplanet/satellite.go b/private/testplanet/satellite.go
index 9ee32fc87..d087a888e 100644
--- a/private/testplanet/satellite.go
+++ b/private/testplanet/satellite.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (planet *Planet) newSatellites(count int) ([]*SatelliteSystem, error) {
 				Expiration:          7 * 24 * time.Hour,
 				SettlementBatchSize: 10,
 				FlushBatchSize:      10,
-				FlushInterval:       2 * time.Second,
+				FlushInterval:       defaultInterval,
 			},
 			Checker: checker.Config{
 				Interval:                  defaultInterval,
diff --git a/private/testplanet/versioning.go b/private/testplanet/versioning.go
index c6d94011a..6726ad818 100644
--- a/private/testplanet/versioning.go
+++ b/private/testplanet/versioning.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (planet *Planet) NewVersionInfo() version.Info {
 // NewVersionConfig returns the Version Config for this planet with tuned metrics.
 func (planet *Planet) NewVersionConfig() checker.Config {
 	config := checker.Config{
-		CheckInterval: time.Minute * 5,
+		CheckInterval: defaultInterval,
 	}
 
 	config.ServerAddress = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/", planet.VersionControl.Addr())