diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main.hs
index 418ef36c8..fa1698653 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Main.hs
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ smpServerCLI cfgPath logPath =
                                 hostMode = either (const HMPublic) textToHostMode $ lookupValue "PROXY" "host_mode" ini,
                                 requiredHostMode = fromMaybe False $ iniOnOff "PROXY" "required_host_mode" ini
                               }
-                        }
+                        },
+                    persistErrorInterval = 30 -- seconds
                   },
               allowSMPProxy = True
             }
diff --git a/tests/SMPClient.hs b/tests/SMPClient.hs
index 441ece34b..d2e11d29b 100644
--- a/tests/SMPClient.hs
+++ b/tests/SMPClient.hs
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ proxyCfg =
   cfgV7
     { allowSMPProxy = True,
       smpServerVRange = mkVersionRange batchCmdsSMPVersion sendingProxySMPVersion,
-      smpAgentCfg = defaultSMPClientAgentConfig {smpCfg = (smpCfg defaultSMPClientAgentConfig) {serverVRange = proxyVRange, agreeSecret = True}}
+      smpAgentCfg =
+        defaultSMPClientAgentConfig
+          { smpCfg = (smpCfg defaultSMPClientAgentConfig) {serverVRange = proxyVRange, agreeSecret = True},
+            persistErrorInterval = 3 -- seconds
+          }
     }
 
 proxyVRange :: VersionRangeSMP