diff --git a/config/other.go b/config/other.go
index c6d5542..a570c2c 100644
--- a/config/other.go
+++ b/config/other.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func setDefaults(conf *Config, bus awlevent.Bus) {
 		conf.P2pNode.BootstrapPeers = make([]string, 0)
 	}
 	if conf.P2pNode.ReconnectionIntervalSec == 0 {
-		conf.P2pNode.ReconnectionIntervalSec = 10
+		conf.P2pNode.ReconnectionIntervalSec = 20
 	}
 	if conf.P2pNode.ParallelSendingStreamsCount == 0 {
 		conf.P2pNode.ParallelSendingStreamsCount = 1
diff --git a/p2p/p2p.go b/p2p/p2p.go
index cfd3c2d..b77808f 100644
--- a/p2p/p2p.go
+++ b/p2p/p2p.go
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ func (p *P2p) ConnectPeer(ctx context.Context, peerID peer.ID) error {
 	if p.IsConnected(peerID) {
 		return nil
 	}
+
+	// FindPeer runs until peer is found in DHT or context is cancelled, so a timeout is mandatory
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(p.ctx, 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	peerInfo, err := p.FindPeer(ctx, peerID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not find peer %s: %v", peerID.String(), err)
@@ -299,17 +304,18 @@ func (p *P2p) MaintainBackgroundConnections(ctx context.Context, interval time.D
 	}
 	p.connectToKnownPeers(ctx, interval, knownPeersIdsFunc())
 
-	t := time.NewTicker(interval)
-	defer t.Stop()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
-		case <-t.C:
+		case <-ticker.C:
 		}
 
 		p.connectToKnownPeers(ctx, interval, knownPeersIdsFunc())
+		ticker.Reset(interval)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/service/auth_status.go b/service/auth_status.go
index 4fd3af8..cd89ffa 100644
--- a/service/auth_status.go
+++ b/service/auth_status.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package service
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *AuthStatus) StatusStreamHandler(stream network.Stream) {
 		s.logger.Errorf("sending status info to %s as an answer: %v", peerID, err)
 	}
 
-	s.logger.Infof("successfully exchanged status info with %s (%s)", knownPeer.DisplayName(), peerID)
+	s.logger.Infof("successfully exchanged status info (inbound) with %s (%s)", knownPeer.DisplayName(), peerID)
 	if isBlocked {
 		return
 	}
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ func (s *AuthStatus) ExchangeNewStatusInfo(ctx context.Context, remotePeerID pee
 		return fmt.Errorf("receiving status info: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	s.logger.Infof("successfully exchanged status info (outbound) with %s (%s)", knownPeer.DisplayName(), remotePeerID.String())
 	if isBlocked {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -346,10 +348,7 @@ func (s *AuthStatus) ExchangeStatusInfoWithAllKnownPeers(ctx context.Context) {
 func (s *AuthStatus) BackgroundRetryAuthRequests(ctx context.Context) {
 	f := func() {
 		s.authsLock.RLock()
-		outgoingAuthsCopy := make(map[peer.ID]protocol.AuthPeer, len(s.outgoingAuths))
-		for key, val := range s.outgoingAuths {
-			outgoingAuthsCopy[key] = val
-		}
+		outgoingAuthsCopy := maps.Clone(s.outgoingAuths)
 		s.authsLock.RUnlock()
 
 		for peerID, auth := range outgoingAuthsCopy {
@@ -366,6 +365,7 @@ func (s *AuthStatus) BackgroundRetryAuthRequests(ctx context.Context) {
 			return
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			f()
+			ticker.Reset(backgroundRetryAuthRequests)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ func (s *AuthStatus) BackgroundExchangeStatusInfo(ctx context.Context) {
 			return
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			s.ExchangeStatusInfoWithAllKnownPeers(ctx)
+			ticker.Reset(backgroundExchangeStatusInfoInterval)
 		}
 	}
 }