diff --git a/src/p2p/p2p.c b/src/p2p/p2p.c
index 138ba16..f2aa971 100644
--- a/src/p2p/p2p.c
+++ b/src/p2p/p2p.c
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
  * P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE - Number of seconds after which inactive peer
  * entries will be removed
  */
-#define P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE 300
+#ifndef P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE
+#define P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE 60
+#endif
 
 #define P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_INTERVAL (P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE / 2)