diff --git a/custom_components/remote_media_player/const.py b/custom_components/remote_media_player/const.py
index 19a38b6..4f607d1 100644
--- a/custom_components/remote_media_player/const.py
+++ b/custom_components/remote_media_player/const.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DEFAULT_PORT = 8765
 DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL = 5
 DEFAULT_NAME = "Remote Media Player"
 DEFAULT_USE_WEBSOCKET = True
-DEFAULT_RECONNECT_INTERVAL = 30
+DEFAULT_RECONNECT_INTERVAL = 5
 
 # API endpoints
 API_HEALTH = "/api/health"