diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
index 0c58db44be..678a1843fc 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ unsigned NodeList::broadcastToNodes(unsigned char* broadcastData, size_t dataByt
     return n;
 }
 
-const uint64_t PING_INACTIVE_NODE_INTERVAL_USECS = 0.25 * 1000 * 1000;
+const uint64_t PING_INACTIVE_NODE_INTERVAL_USECS = 1 * 1000 * 1000;
 
 void NodeList::possiblyPingInactiveNodes() {
     static timeval lastPing = {};