diff --git a/clients/client-core/src/config/mod.rs b/clients/client-core/src/config/mod.rs
index b87bfbfa5c..81290e43f0 100644
--- a/clients/client-core/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/clients/client-core/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1_500);
 const DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(200);
 const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(20);
 const DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
-const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE: Duration = Duration::from_millis(30_000);
+const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60); // every 5min
 const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(5_000);
 const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1_500);
 const DEFAULT_VPN_KEY_REUSE_LIMIT: usize = 1000;