diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index bb7389bb7..88fe27c82 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ var defaultConfig = {
     totalCopayers: 3,
     spendUnconfirmed: 1,
     verbose: 1,
+    reconnectDelay: 5000,
   },
 
   // blockchain service API config
diff --git a/js/models/core/Wallet.js b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
index dab6a6303..7bdd86ec7 100644
--- a/js/models/core/Wallet.js
+++ b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ function Wallet(opts) {
   //required params
   ['storage', 'network', 'blockchain',
     'requiredCopayers', 'totalCopayers', 'spendUnconfirmed',
-    'publicKeyRing', 'txProposals', 'privateKey', 'version'
+    'publicKeyRing', 'txProposals', 'privateKey', 'version',
+    'reconnectDelay'
   ].forEach(function(k) {
     if (typeof opts[k] === 'undefined')
       throw new Error('missing required option for Wallet: ' + k);
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ Wallet.prototype.netStart = function() {
       console.log('[EMIT publicKeyRingUpdated:]'); //TODO
       self.emit('publicKeyRingUpdated', true);
       console.log('[CONNECT:]'); //TODO
-      self.connectToAll();
+      self.scheduleConnect();
       console.log('[EMIT TxProposal]'); //TODO
       self.emit('txProposalsUpdated');
       self.store();
@@ -255,6 +256,15 @@ Wallet.prototype.netStart = function() {
   });
 };
 
+Wallet.prototype.scheduleConnect = function() {
+  var self = this;
+  self.connectToAll();
+  setTimeout(function() {
+    self.scheduleConnect();
+  },
+  self.reconnectDelay);
+}
+
 Wallet.prototype.getOnlinePeerIDs = function() {
   return this.network.getOnlinePeerIDs();
 };
diff --git a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
index 1912b655d..dfdfe3b96 100644
--- a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
+++ b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.create = function(opts) {
   opts.verbose = this.verbose;
 
   opts.spendUnconfirmed = opts.spendUnconfirmed || this.walletDefaults.spendUnconfirmed;
+  opts.reconnectDelay = opts.reconnectDelay || this.walletDefaults.reconnectDelay;
   opts.requiredCopayers = requiredCopayers;
   opts.totalCopayers = totalCopayers;
   opts.version       = opts.version || this.version;
@@ -146,7 +147,6 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.open = function(walletId, opts) {
   this.storage._setPassphrase(opts.passphrase);
 
   var w = this.read(walletId);
-
   if (w) {
     this._checkVersion(w.version);
     w.store();