diff --git a/src/peering/fullmesh.rs b/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
index b1c94af..208cfe4 100644
--- a/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
+++ b/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ use crate::NodeID;
 
 const CONN_RETRY_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
 const CONN_MAX_RETRIES: usize = 10;
-const PING_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
+const PING_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(15);
 const LOOP_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
-const PING_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
-const FAILED_PING_THRESHOLD: usize = 3;
+const PING_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
+const FAILED_PING_THRESHOLD: usize = 4;
 
 // -- Protocol messages --
 
@@ -255,15 +255,11 @@ impl FullMeshPeeringStrategy {
 					trace!("{}, {:?}", hex::encode(&id[..8]), info);
 					match info.state {
 						PeerConnState::Connected => {
-							let must_ping = match info.last_seen {
+							let must_ping = match info.last_send_ping {
 								None => true,
 								Some(t) => Instant::now() - t > PING_INTERVAL,
 							};
-							let pinged_recently = match info.last_send_ping {
-								None => false,
-								Some(t) => Instant::now() - t < PING_TIMEOUT,
-							};
-							if must_ping && !pinged_recently {
+							if must_ping {
 								to_ping.push(*id);
 							}
 						}