--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@ wpa_supplicant_alloc(struct wpa_supplica
 	if (wpa_s == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	wpa_s->scan_req = INITIAL_SCAN_REQ;
-	wpa_s->scan_interval = 5;
+	wpa_s->scan_interval = 1;
 	wpa_s->new_connection = 1;
 	wpa_s->parent = parent ? parent : wpa_s;
 	wpa_s->sched_scanning = 0;