diff --git a/satellite/overlay/straynodes/chore.go b/satellite/overlay/straynodes/chore.go
index c62771b20..22666add9 100644
--- a/satellite/overlay/straynodes/chore.go
+++ b/satellite/overlay/straynodes/chore.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var mon = monkit.Package()
 type Config struct {
 	EnableDQ                  bool          `help:"whether nodes will be disqualified if they have not been contacted in some time" releaseDefault:"true" devDefault:"true"`
 	Interval                  time.Duration `help:"how often to check for and DQ stray nodes" releaseDefault:"168h" devDefault:"5m" testDefault:"1m"`
-	MaxDurationWithoutContact time.Duration `help:"length of time a node can go without contacting satellite before being disqualified" releaseDefault:"720h" devDefault:"7200h" testDefault:"30s"`
+	MaxDurationWithoutContact time.Duration `help:"length of time a node can go without contacting satellite before being disqualified" releaseDefault:"720h" devDefault:"7200h" testDefault:"5m"`
 	Limit                     int           `help:"Max number of nodes to return in a single query. Chore will iterate until rows returned is less than limit" releaseDefault:"1000" devDefault:"1000"`
 }