diff --git a/cmd/grpc.ext/grpc.go b/cmd/grpc.ext/grpc.go
index 884cef5b4..df9d27d5f 100644
--- a/cmd/grpc.ext/grpc.go
+++ b/cmd/grpc.ext/grpc.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/apache/thrift/lib/go/thrift"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/kolide/kit/env"
 	"github.com/kolide/kit/logutil"
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ func main() {
 		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", fmt.Errorf("starting grpc extension: %w", err), "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
 	}
 
+	thrift.ServerConnectivityCheckInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
 	// create an extension server
 	server, err := osquery.NewExtensionManagerServer(
 		"com.kolide.grpc_extension",
diff --git a/cmd/launcher.ext/launcher-extension.go b/cmd/launcher.ext/launcher-extension.go
index a73520455..01fe5416d 100644
--- a/cmd/launcher.ext/launcher-extension.go
+++ b/cmd/launcher.ext/launcher-extension.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/apache/thrift/lib/go/thrift"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/kolide/kit/logutil"
 	"github.com/kolide/kit/version"
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ func main() {
 	// allow for osqueryd to create the socket path
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 
+	thrift.ServerConnectivityCheckInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
 	// create an extension server
 	server, err := osquery.NewExtensionManagerServer(
 		"com.kolide.standalone_extension",
diff --git a/cmd/launcher/launcher.go b/cmd/launcher/launcher.go
index 58105df65..7d4ac927e 100644
--- a/cmd/launcher/launcher.go
+++ b/cmd/launcher/launcher.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/apache/thrift/lib/go/thrift"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/kolide/kit/logutil"
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ const (
 // rungroups with the various options, and goes! If autoupdate is
 // enabled, the finalizers will trigger various restarts.
 func runLauncher(ctx context.Context, cancel func(), opts *launcher.Options) error {
+	thrift.ServerConnectivityCheckInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
 	logger := log.With(ctxlog.FromContext(ctx), "caller", log.DefaultCaller)
 
 	// If delay_start is configured, wait before running launcher.
diff --git a/pkg/osquery/interactive/interactive.go b/pkg/osquery/interactive/interactive.go
index 148295b9b..c49486709 100644
--- a/pkg/osquery/interactive/interactive.go
+++ b/pkg/osquery/interactive/interactive.go
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ func buildOsqueryFlags(socketPath, augeasLensesPath string, osqueryFlags []strin
 }
 
 func loadExtensions(socketPath string, osquerydPath string) (*osquery.ExtensionManagerServer, error) {
-
 	extensionManagerServer, err := osquery.NewExtensionManagerServer(
 		extensionName,
 		socketPath,
diff --git a/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_test.go b/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_test.go
index 0603c56d7..e7b98796c 100644
--- a/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/pkg/osquery/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/apache/thrift/lib/go/thrift"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/kolide/kit/fsutil"
 	"github.com/kolide/kit/testutil"
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	testOsqueryBinaryDirectory = filepath.Join(binDirectory, "osqueryd")
 
+	thrift.ServerConnectivityCheckInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
 	if err := downloadOsqueryInBinDir(binDirectory); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Failed to download osquery: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)