diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 73ffe49c83..f5bd67ed20 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ func DefaultConsensusConfig() *ConsensusConfig {
 		SkipTimeoutCommit:           false,
 		CreateEmptyBlocks:           true,
 		CreateEmptyBlocksInterval:   0 * time.Second,
-		PeerGossipSleepDuration:     100 * time.Millisecond,
+		PeerGossipSleepDuration:     2 * time.Millisecond,
 		PeerQueryMaj23SleepDuration: 2000 * time.Millisecond,
 		DoubleSignCheckHeight:       int64(0),
 	}