--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@ static struct wpa_supplicant * wpa_suppl
 	if (wpa_s == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	wpa_s->scan_req = 1;
-	wpa_s->scan_interval = 5;
+	wpa_s->scan_interval = 1;
 	wpa_s->new_connection = 1;
 	wpa_s->parent = wpa_s;
 	wpa_s->sched_scanning = 0;