diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 62baef258..fad11cf7f 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "Config.h"
 
 #include "ParseSection.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 #define SECTION_VALIDATION_PASSWORD		"validation_password"
 #define SECTION_VALIDATION_KEY			"validation_key"
 #define SECTION_PEER_SSL_CIPHER_LIST	"peer_ssl_cipher_list"
+#define SECTION_PEER_SCAN_INTERVAL_MIN	"peer_scan_interval_min"
 
 Config theConfig;
 
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ Config::Config()
 	DATA_DIR				= "db/";
 
 	PEER_SSL_CIPHER_LIST	= DEFAULT_PEER_SSL_CIPHER_LIST;
+	PEER_SCAN_INTERVAL_MIN	= DEFAULT_PEER_SCAN_INTERVAL_MIN;
 
 	TRANSACTION_FEE_BASE	= 1000;
 }
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ void Config::load()
 			(void) sectionSingleB(secConfig, SECTION_VALIDATION_KEY, VALIDATION_KEY);
 
 			(void) sectionSingleB(secConfig, SECTION_PEER_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, PEER_SSL_CIPHER_LIST);
+			(void) sectionSingleB(secConfig, SECTION_PEER_SCAN_INTERVAL_MIN, strTemp);
+				PEER_SCAN_INTERVAL_MIN=MAX(60, boost::lexical_cast<int>(strTemp));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index 9974d4d94..1fe5ca57a 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ const int SYSTEM_PEER_PORT=6561;
 // Allow anonymous DH.
 #define DEFAULT_PEER_SSL_CIPHER_LIST	"ALL:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH"
 
+// 1 hour.
+#define DEFAULT_PEER_SCAN_INTERVAL_MIN	(60*60)
+
 class Config
 {
 public:
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 	std::string VALIDATION_KEY;
 
 	std::string PEER_SSL_CIPHER_LIST;
+	int	    PEER_SCAN_INTERVAL_MIN;
 
 	// configuration parameters
 	std::string DATA_DIR;