diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/MuWireSettings.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/MuWireSettings.groovy
index 76ced3b3..f8a8e837 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/MuWireSettings.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/MuWireSettings.groovy
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class MuWireSettings {
         nickname = props.getProperty("nickname","MuWireUser")
         downloadLocation = new File((String)props.getProperty("downloadLocation", 
             System.getProperty("user.home")))
-        downloadRetryInterval = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("downloadRetryInterval","15"))
+        downloadRetryInterval = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("downloadRetryInterval","5"))
         updateCheckInterval = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("updateCheckInterval","36"))
         shareDownloadedFiles = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("shareDownloadedFiles","true"))