diff --git a/packages/cli/src/chat.ts b/packages/cli/src/chat.ts
index d3320977..a6ee5aab 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/chat.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/chat.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async function main (): Promise<void> {
   // https://adamcoster.com/blog/commonjs-and-esm-importexport-compatibility-examples#importing-esm-into-commonjs-cjs
   const { Peer } = await import('@cerc-io/peer');
   const peer = new Peer(argv.relayNode, true);
-  await peer.init();
+  await peer.init({});
 
   peer.subscribeMessage((peerId: PeerId, message: string) => {
     console.log(`> ${peerId.toString()} > ${message}`);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/server.ts b/packages/cli/src/server.ts
index 6900ce1d..eafdf3ac 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/server.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ import {
   P2PConfig
 } from '@cerc-io/util';
 import { TypeSource } from '@graphql-tools/utils';
-// @ts-expect-error https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/49721#issuecomment-1319854183
-import { RelayNodeInit, PeerIdObj } from '@cerc-io/peer';
+import {
+  RelayNodeInitConfig,
+  PeerInitConfig,
+  PeerIdObj
+  // @ts-expect-error https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/49721#issuecomment-1319854183
+} from '@cerc-io/peer';
 
 import { BaseCmd } from './base';
 import { readPeerId } from './utils/index';
@@ -145,7 +149,13 @@ export class ServerCmd {
     parseLibp2pMessage?: (peerId: string, data: any) => void
   ): Promise<void> {
     const { createRelayNode, Peer } = await import('@cerc-io/peer');
-    const { RELAY_DEFAULT_HOST, RELAY_DEFAULT_PORT, RELAY_DEFAULT_MAX_DIAL_RETRY } = await import('@cerc-io/peer');
+    const {
+      RELAY_DEFAULT_HOST,
+      RELAY_DEFAULT_PORT,
+      RELAY_DEFAULT_MAX_DIAL_RETRY,
+      RELAY_REDIAL_INTERVAL,
+      PING_INTERVAL
+    } = await import('@cerc-io/peer');
 
     // Run the relay node if enabled
     if (p2pConfig.enableRelay) {
@@ -157,11 +167,13 @@ export class ServerCmd {
         peerIdObj = readPeerId(relayConfig.peerIdFile);
       }
 
-      const relayNodeInit: RelayNodeInit = {
+      const relayNodeInit: RelayNodeInitConfig = {
         host: relayConfig.host ?? RELAY_DEFAULT_HOST,
         port: relayConfig.port ?? RELAY_DEFAULT_PORT,
         announceDomain: relayConfig.announce,
         relayPeers: relayConfig.relayPeers ?? [],
+        pingInterval: relayConfig.pingInterval ?? PING_INTERVAL,
+        redialInterval: relayConfig.redialInterval ?? RELAY_REDIAL_INTERVAL,
         maxDialRetry: relayConfig.maxDialRetry ?? RELAY_DEFAULT_MAX_DIAL_RETRY,
         peerIdObj
       };
@@ -170,10 +182,22 @@ export class ServerCmd {
 
     // Run a peer node if enabled
     if (p2pConfig.enablePeer) {
-      const peer = new Peer(p2pConfig.relayMultiaddr, true);
-      await peer.init();
+      const peerConfig = p2pConfig.peer;
+      assert(peerConfig, 'Peer config not set');
 
-      peer.subscribeTopic(p2pConfig.pubSubTopic, (peerId, data) => {
+      const peer = new Peer(peerConfig.relayMultiaddr, true);
+
+      const peerNodeInit: PeerInitConfig = {
+        pingInterval: peerConfig.pingInterval,
+        pingTimeout: peerConfig.pingTimeout,
+        maxRelayConnections: peerConfig.maxRelayConnections,
+        relayRedialInterval: peerConfig.relayRedialInterval,
+        maxConnections: peerConfig.maxConnections,
+        dialTimeout: peerConfig.dialTimeout
+      };
+      await peer.init(peerNodeInit);
+
+      peer.subscribeTopic(peerConfig.pubSubTopic, (peerId, data) => {
         if (parseLibp2pMessage) {
           parseLibp2pMessage(peerId.toString(), data);
         }
diff --git a/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/environments/local.toml b/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/environments/local.toml
index d591b13c..c2d889e1 100644
--- a/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/environments/local.toml
+++ b/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/environments/local.toml
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@
   maxEventsBlockRange = -1
 
   [server.p2p]
-    enablePeer = true
-    relayMultiaddr = ''
-    pubSubTopic = 'mobymask'
     enableRelay = true
+    enablePeer = true
 
     [server.p2p.relay]
       host = "127.0.0.1"
@@ -31,6 +29,10 @@
       relayPeers = []
       peerIdFile = ''
 
+    [server.p2p.peer]
+      relayMultiaddr = ''
+      pubSubTopic = 'mobymask'
+
 [metrics]
   host = "127.0.0.1"
   port = 9000
diff --git a/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/package.json b/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/package.json
index 4728d0d2..4595a95b 100644
--- a/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/package.json
+++ b/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "build": "yarn clean && tsc && yarn copy-assets",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./dist",
     "copy-assets": "copyfiles -u 1 src/**/*.gql dist/",
-    "server": "DEBUG=vulcanize:* YARN_CHILD_PROCESS=true node --enable-source-maps dist/server.js",
+    "server": "DEBUG='vulcanize:*, laconic:*' YARN_CHILD_PROCESS=true node --enable-source-maps dist/server.js",
     "server:dev": "DEBUG=vulcanize:* YARN_CHILD_PROCESS=true ts-node src/server.ts",
     "job-runner": "DEBUG=vulcanize:* YARN_CHILD_PROCESS=true node --enable-source-maps dist/job-runner.js",
     "job-runner:dev": "DEBUG=vulcanize:* YARN_CHILD_PROCESS=true ts-node src/job-runner.ts",
diff --git a/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/src/server.ts b/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/src/server.ts
index 570c9f9f..0e492914 100644
--- a/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/mobymask-v2-watcher/src/server.ts
@@ -33,55 +33,64 @@ const MESSAGE_KINDS = {
   REVOKE: 'revoke'
 };
 
-function parseLibp2pMessage (peerId: string, data: any) {
+function parseLibp2pMessage (peerId: string, data: any): void {
   log('Received a message on mobymask P2P network from peer:', peerId);
   const { kind, message } = data;
 
   switch (kind) {
     case MESSAGE_KINDS.INVOKE: {
-      log('Signed invocations:');
-      log(JSON.stringify(message, null, 2));
-
-      const [{ invocations: { batch: invocationsList } }] = message;
-      Array.from(invocationsList).forEach((invocation: any) => {
-        const txData = invocation.transaction.data;
-        const decoded = contractInterface.parseTransaction({ data: txData });
-
-        log(`method: ${decoded.name}, value: ${decoded.args[0]}`);
-      });
-
+      _parseInvocation(message);
       break;
     }
 
     case MESSAGE_KINDS.REVOKE: {
-      const { signedDelegation, signedIntendedRevocation } = message;
-      log('Signed delegation:');
-      log(JSON.stringify(signedDelegation, null, 2));
-      log('Signed intention to revoke:');
-      const stringifiedSignedIntendedRevocation = JSON.stringify(
-        signedIntendedRevocation,
-        (key, value) => {
-          if (key === 'delegationHash' && value.type === 'Buffer') {
-            // Show hex value for delegationHash instead of Buffer
-            return ethers.utils.hexlify(Buffer.from(value));
-          }
-
-          return value;
-        },
-        2
-      );
-      log(stringifiedSignedIntendedRevocation);
-
+      _parseRevocation(message);
       break;
     }
 
-    default:
+    default: {
+      log(`libp2p message of unknown kind ${kind}`);
+      log(JSON.stringify(message, null, 2));
       break;
+    }
   }
 
   log('------------------------------------------');
 }
 
+function _parseInvocation (msg: any): void {
+  log('Signed invocations:');
+  log(JSON.stringify(msg, null, 2));
+
+  const [{ invocations: { batch: invocationsList } }] = msg;
+  Array.from(invocationsList).forEach((invocation: any) => {
+    const txData = invocation.transaction.data;
+    const decoded = contractInterface.parseTransaction({ data: txData });
+
+    log(`method: ${decoded.name}, value: ${decoded.args[0]}`);
+  });
+}
+
+function _parseRevocation (msg: any): void {
+  const { signedDelegation, signedIntendedRevocation } = msg;
+  log('Signed delegation:');
+  log(JSON.stringify(signedDelegation, null, 2));
+  log('Signed intention to revoke:');
+  const stringifiedSignedIntendedRevocation = JSON.stringify(
+    signedIntendedRevocation,
+    (key, value) => {
+      if (key === 'delegationHash' && value.type === 'Buffer') {
+        // Show hex value for delegationHash instead of Buffer
+        return ethers.utils.hexlify(Buffer.from(value));
+      }
+
+      return value;
+    },
+    2
+  );
+  log(stringifiedSignedIntendedRevocation);
+}
+
 main().then(() => {
   log('Starting server...');
 }).catch(err => {
diff --git a/packages/peer/src/cli/relay.ts b/packages/peer/src/cli/relay.ts
index 4a97f842..918cb432 100644
--- a/packages/peer/src/cli/relay.ts
+++ b/packages/peer/src/cli/relay.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { hideBin } from 'yargs/helpers';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
-import { RelayNodeInit, createRelayNode } from '../relay.js';
+import { RelayNodeInitConfig, createRelayNode } from '../relay.js';
 import { PeerIdObj } from '../peer.js';
-import { RELAY_DEFAULT_HOST, RELAY_DEFAULT_PORT, RELAY_DEFAULT_MAX_DIAL_RETRY } from '../constants.js';
+import { RELAY_DEFAULT_HOST, RELAY_DEFAULT_PORT, RELAY_DEFAULT_MAX_DIAL_RETRY, RELAY_REDIAL_INTERVAL, PING_INTERVAL } from '../constants.js';
 
 interface Arguments {
   host: string;
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ interface Arguments {
   announce?: string;
   peerIdFile?: string;
   relayPeers?: string;
+  pingInterval: number;
+  redialInterval: number;
   maxDialRetry: number;
 }
 
@@ -44,13 +46,15 @@ async function main (): Promise<void> {
     relayPeersList = JSON.parse(relayPeersListObj);
   }
 
-  const relayNodeInit: RelayNodeInit = {
+  const relayNodeInit: RelayNodeInitConfig = {
     host: argv.host,
     port: argv.port,
+    peerIdObj,
     announceDomain: argv.announce,
     relayPeers: relayPeersList,
-    maxDialRetry: argv.maxDialRetry,
-    peerIdObj
+    pingInterval: argv.pingInterval,
+    redialInterval: argv.redialInterval,
+    maxDialRetry: argv.maxDialRetry
   };
   await createRelayNode(relayNodeInit);
 }
@@ -86,6 +90,16 @@ function _getArgv (): Arguments {
       alias: 'r',
       describe: 'Relay peer multiaddr(s) list file path (json)'
     },
+    pingInterval: {
+      type: 'number',
+      describe: 'Interval to check relay peer connections using ping (ms)',
+      default: PING_INTERVAL
+    },
+    redialInterval: {
+      type: 'number',
+      describe: 'Redial interval to relay peer on connection failure (ms)',
+      default: RELAY_REDIAL_INTERVAL
+    },
     maxDialRetry: {
       type: 'number',
       describe: 'Maximum number of dial retries to be attempted to a relay peer',
diff --git a/packages/peer/src/constants.ts b/packages/peer/src/constants.ts
index 03542547..8b4745d5 100644
--- a/packages/peer/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/peer/src/constants.ts
@@ -21,16 +21,15 @@ export const RELAY_TAG = {
   value: 100
 };
 
-// Interval time in ms to check connection with ping for connected peer
-// Currently only checking for relay node
-export const CONN_CHECK_INTERVAL = 10000; // 10 seconds
+// Interval in ms to check peer connections using ping
+export const PING_INTERVAL = 10000; // 10 seconds
 
 // Ping timeout used to check if connection is alive
-// Should be lesser than CONN_CHECK_INTERVAL
+// Should be less than PING_INTERVAL
 export const PING_TIMEOUT = 5000; // 5 seconds
 
-// Delay time in ms to redial relay node on failing to connect
-export const RELAY_REDIAL_DELAY = 5000; // 5 seconds
+// Redial interval (in ms) to relay node on connection failure
+export const RELAY_REDIAL_INTERVAL = 5000; // 5 seconds
 
 // Max number of relay node connections for a peer after which it starts igoring them
 export const DEFAULT_MAX_RELAY_CONNECTIONS = 2;
diff --git a/packages/peer/src/index.ts b/packages/peer/src/index.ts
index b7abfc92..96650bab 100644
--- a/packages/peer/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/peer/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 // Copyright 2022 Vulcanize, Inc.
 //
 
-export { Peer, PeerIdObj, createPeerId } from './peer.js';
-export { RelayNodeInit, createRelayNode } from './relay.js';
+export { Peer, PeerIdObj, PeerInitConfig, createPeerId } from './peer.js';
+export { RelayNodeInitConfig, createRelayNode } from './relay.js';
 export { getPseudonymForPeerId } from './utils/index.js';
-export { RELAY_DEFAULT_HOST, RELAY_DEFAULT_PORT, RELAY_DEFAULT_MAX_DIAL_RETRY } from './constants.js';
+export {
+  RELAY_DEFAULT_HOST,
+  RELAY_DEFAULT_PORT,
+  RELAY_REDIAL_INTERVAL,
+  RELAY_DEFAULT_MAX_DIAL_RETRY,
+  PING_INTERVAL
+} from './constants.js';
diff --git a/packages/peer/src/peer-heartbeat-checker.ts b/packages/peer/src/peer-heartbeat-checker.ts
index 70af0a9e..a37012a4 100644
--- a/packages/peer/src/peer-heartbeat-checker.ts
+++ b/packages/peer/src/peer-heartbeat-checker.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import { Libp2p } from '@cerc-io/libp2p';
 import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface-peer-id';
 
-import { CONN_CHECK_INTERVAL } from './constants.js';
+import { PING_INTERVAL } from './constants.js';
 
 interface PeerData {
   intervalId: NodeJS.Timer;
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ interface PeerData {
  */
 export class PeerHearbeatChecker {
   _node: Libp2p;
+  _pingInterval: number;
   _peerMap: Map<string, PeerData> = new Map()
 
-  constructor (node: Libp2p) {
+  constructor (node: Libp2p, pingInterval = PING_INTERVAL) {
     this._node = node;
+    this._pingInterval = pingInterval;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ export class PeerHearbeatChecker {
         peerId,
         handlePingDisconnect
       );
-    }, CONN_CHECK_INTERVAL);
+    }, this._pingInterval);
 
     this._peerMap.set(
       peerIdString,
diff --git a/packages/peer/src/peer.ts b/packages/peer/src/peer.ts
index a37ae753..047ff800 100644
--- a/packages/peer/src/peer.ts
+++ b/packages/peer/src/peer.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {
   PUBSUB_DISCOVERY_INTERVAL,
   PUBSUB_SIGNATURE_POLICY,
   RELAY_TAG,
-  RELAY_REDIAL_DELAY,
+  RELAY_REDIAL_INTERVAL,
   DEFAULT_MAX_RELAY_CONNECTIONS,
   PING_TIMEOUT
 } from './constants.js';
@@ -48,20 +48,35 @@ export const CHAT_PROTOCOL = '/chat/1.0.0';
 
 const ERR_PEER_ALREADY_TAGGED = 'Peer already tagged';
 
-export type PeerIdObj = {
+export interface PeerIdObj {
   id: string;
   privKey: string;
   pubKey: string;
-};
+}
+
+export interface PeerInitConfig {
+  pingInterval?: number;
+  pingTimeout?: number;
+  maxRelayConnections?: number;
+  relayRedialInterval?: number;
+  maxConnections?: number;
+  minConnections?: number;
+  dialTimeout?: number;
+}
 
 export class Peer {
   _node?: Libp2p
   _peerHeartbeatChecker?: PeerHearbeatChecker
   _wrtcTransport: (components: WebRTCDirectComponents) => Transport
+
   _relayNodeMultiaddr: Multiaddr
   _numRelayConnections = 0
 
-  _peerStreamMap: Map<string, Pushable<any>> = new Map()
+  _pingInterval?: number
+  _relayRedialInterval?: number
+  _maxRelayConnections?: number
+
+_peerStreamMap: Map<string, Pushable<any>> = new Map()
   _messageHandlers: Array<(peerId: PeerId, message: any) => void> = []
   _topicHandlers: Map<string, Array<(peerId: PeerId, data: any) => void>> = new Map()
   _metrics = new PrometheusMetrics()
@@ -97,10 +112,11 @@ export class Peer {
     return this._metrics;
   }
 
-  async init (
-    peerIdObj?: PeerIdObj,
-    maxRelayConnections = DEFAULT_MAX_RELAY_CONNECTIONS
-  ): Promise<void> {
+  async init (initOptions: PeerInitConfig, peerIdObj?: PeerIdObj): Promise<void> {
+    this._pingInterval = initOptions.pingInterval;
+    this._relayRedialInterval = initOptions.relayRedialInterval;
+    this._maxRelayConnections = initOptions.maxRelayConnections;
+
     try {
       let peerId: PeerId | undefined;
       if (peerIdObj) {
@@ -134,13 +150,13 @@ export class Peer {
         connectionManager: {
           maxDialsPerPeer: MAX_CONCURRENT_DIALS_PER_PEER,
           autoDial: false,
-          maxConnections: MAX_CONNECTIONS,
-          minConnections: MIN_CONNECTIONS,
-          dialTimeout: DIAL_TIMEOUT,
+          maxConnections: initOptions.maxConnections ?? MAX_CONNECTIONS,
+          minConnections: initOptions.minConnections ?? MIN_CONNECTIONS,
+          dialTimeout: initOptions.dialTimeout ?? DIAL_TIMEOUT,
           keepMultipleConnections: true // Set true to get connections with multiple multiaddr
         },
         ping: {
-          timeout: PING_TIMEOUT
+          timeout: initOptions.pingTimeout ?? PING_TIMEOUT
         },
         metrics: () => this._metrics
       });
@@ -150,10 +166,10 @@ export class Peer {
     }
 
     console.log('libp2p node created', this._node);
-    this._peerHeartbeatChecker = new PeerHearbeatChecker(this._node);
+    this._peerHeartbeatChecker = new PeerHearbeatChecker(this._node, this._pingInterval);
 
     // Dial to the HOP enabled primary relay node
-    await this._dialRelay();
+    await this._dialRelay(this._relayRedialInterval);
 
     // Listen for change in stored multiaddrs
     this._node.peerStore.addEventListener('change:multiaddrs', (evt) => {
@@ -178,13 +194,13 @@ export class Peer {
     // Listen for peers discovery
     this._node.addEventListener('peer:discovery', (evt) => {
       // console.log('event peer:discovery', evt);
-      this._handleDiscovery(evt.detail, maxRelayConnections);
+      this._handleDiscovery(evt.detail, this._maxRelayConnections);
     });
 
     // Listen for peers connection
     this._node.addEventListener('peer:connect', async (evt) => {
       console.log('event peer:connect', evt);
-      await this._handleConnect(evt.detail, maxRelayConnections);
+      await this._handleConnect(evt.detail, this._maxRelayConnections);
     });
 
     // Listen for peers disconnecting
@@ -320,7 +336,7 @@ export class Peer {
     }
   }
 
-  async _dialRelay (): Promise<void> {
+  async _dialRelay (redialInterval = RELAY_REDIAL_INTERVAL): Promise<void> {
     assert(this._node);
     const relayMultiaddr = this._relayNodeMultiaddr;
     console.log('Dialling primary relay node');
@@ -329,7 +345,7 @@ export class Peer {
       this._node,
       relayMultiaddr,
       {
-        redialDelay: RELAY_REDIAL_DELAY,
+        redialInterval: redialInterval,
         maxRetry: Infinity
       }
     );
@@ -352,7 +368,7 @@ export class Peer {
     });
   }
 
-  _handleDiscovery (peer: PeerInfo, maxRelayConnections: number): void {
+  _handleDiscovery (peer: PeerInfo, maxRelayConnections = DEFAULT_MAX_RELAY_CONNECTIONS): void {
     // Check connected peers as they are discovered repeatedly.
     if (!this._node?.getPeers().some(remotePeerId => remotePeerId.toString() === peer.id.toString())) {
       let isRelayPeer = false;
@@ -374,7 +390,7 @@ export class Peer {
     }
   }
 
-  async _handleConnect (connection: Connection, maxRelayConnections: number): Promise<void> {
+  async _handleConnect (connection: Connection, maxRelayConnections = DEFAULT_MAX_RELAY_CONNECTIONS): Promise<void> {
     assert(this._node);
     const remotePeerId = connection.remotePeer;
     const remotePeerIdString = connection.remotePeer.toString();
@@ -474,7 +490,7 @@ export class Peer {
 
     if (disconnectedPeerId.toString() === this._relayNodeMultiaddr?.getPeerId()) {
       // Reconnect to primary relay node if disconnected
-      await this._dialRelay();
+      await this._dialRelay(this._relayRedialInterval);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/peer/src/relay.ts b/packages/peer/src/relay.ts
index d355dc34..6cbd66f4 100644
--- a/packages/peer/src/relay.ts
+++ b/packages/peer/src/relay.ts
@@ -16,23 +16,25 @@ import { multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr';
 import type { PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface-peer-id';
 import { createFromJSON } from '@libp2p/peer-id-factory';
 
-import { HOP_TIMEOUT, PUBSUB_DISCOVERY_INTERVAL, PUBSUB_SIGNATURE_POLICY, WEBRTC_PORT_RANGE, RELAY_REDIAL_DELAY } from './constants.js';
+import { HOP_TIMEOUT, PUBSUB_DISCOVERY_INTERVAL, PUBSUB_SIGNATURE_POLICY, WEBRTC_PORT_RANGE } from './constants.js';
 import { PeerHearbeatChecker } from './peer-heartbeat-checker.js';
 import { dialWithRetry } from './utils/index.js';
 import { PeerIdObj } from './peer.js';
 
 const log = debug('laconic:relay');
 
-export interface RelayNodeInit {
+export interface RelayNodeInitConfig {
   host: string;
   port: number;
+  peerIdObj?: PeerIdObj;
   announceDomain?: string;
   relayPeers: string[];
+  pingInterval: number;
+  redialInterval: number;
   maxDialRetry: number;
-  peerIdObj?: PeerIdObj;
 }
 
-export async function createRelayNode (init: RelayNodeInit): Promise<Libp2p> {
+export async function createRelayNode (init: RelayNodeInitConfig): Promise<Libp2p> {
   const listenMultiaddrs = [`/ip4/${init.host}/tcp/${init.port}/http/p2p-webrtc-direct`];
   const announceMultiaddrs = [];
 
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ export async function createRelayNode (init: RelayNodeInit): Promise<Libp2p> {
     }
   });
 
-  const peerHeartbeatChecker = new PeerHearbeatChecker(node);
+  const peerHeartbeatChecker = new PeerHearbeatChecker(node, init.pingInterval);
 
   console.log(`Relay node started with id ${node.peerId.toString()}`);
   console.log('Listening on:');
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ export async function createRelayNode (init: RelayNodeInit): Promise<Libp2p> {
         node,
         remoteAddr,
         {
-          redialDelay: RELAY_REDIAL_DELAY,
+          redialInterval: init.redialInterval,
           maxRetry: init.maxDialRetry
         }
       ).catch((error: Error) => console.log(error.message));
@@ -132,20 +134,20 @@ export async function createRelayNode (init: RelayNodeInit): Promise<Libp2p> {
 
   if (init.relayPeers.length) {
     console.log('Dialling relay peers');
-    await _dialRelayPeers(node, init.relayPeers, init.maxDialRetry);
+    await _dialRelayPeers(node, init.relayPeers, init.maxDialRetry, init.redialInterval);
   }
 
   return node;
 }
 
-async function _dialRelayPeers (node: Libp2p, relayPeersList: string[], maxDialRetry: number): Promise<void> {
+async function _dialRelayPeers (node: Libp2p, relayPeersList: string[], maxDialRetry: number, redialInterval: number): Promise<void> {
   relayPeersList.forEach(async (relayPeer) => {
     const relayMultiaddr = multiaddr(relayPeer);
     await dialWithRetry(
       node,
       relayMultiaddr,
       {
-        redialDelay: RELAY_REDIAL_DELAY,
+        redialInterval,
         maxRetry: maxDialRetry
       }
     ).catch((error: Error) => console.log(error.message));
diff --git a/packages/peer/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/peer/src/utils/index.ts
index da7991d3..7f3bcc6d 100644
--- a/packages/peer/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/peer/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import { Multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr';
 import { uniqueNamesGenerator, adjectives, colors, names } from 'unique-names-generator';
 
 interface DialWithRetryOptions {
-  redialDelay: number
+  redialInterval: number
   maxRetry: number
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_DIAL_RETRY_OPTIONS: DialWithRetryOptions = {
-  redialDelay: 5000, // ms
+  redialInterval: 5000, // ms
   maxRetry: 5
 };
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const DEFAULT_DIAL_RETRY_OPTIONS: DialWithRetryOptions = {
  * @param options
  */
 export const dialWithRetry = async (node: Libp2p, multiaddr: Multiaddr, options: Partial<DialWithRetryOptions>) => {
-  const { redialDelay, maxRetry } = {
+  const { redialInterval, maxRetry } = {
     ...DEFAULT_DIAL_RETRY_OPTIONS,
     ...options
   };
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ export const dialWithRetry = async (node: Libp2p, multiaddr: Multiaddr, options:
       return connection;
     } catch (err) {
       console.log(`Could not dial node ${multiaddr.toString()}`, err);
-      console.log(`Retrying after ${redialDelay}ms`);
+      console.log(`Retrying after ${redialInterval}ms`);
 
       // TODO: Use wait method from util package.
       // Issue using util package in react app.
-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, redialDelay));
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, redialInterval));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/util/src/config.ts b/packages/util/src/config.ts
index de7625d4..cfef09c3 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/config.ts
@@ -44,19 +44,52 @@ export interface RelayConfig {
   // Port to start listening on
   port?: number;
 
-  // Domain name to be used in the announce address
-  announce?: string;
-
   // Relay peer id file path (json)
   peerIdFile?: string;
 
+  // Domain name to be used in the announce address
+  announce?: string;
+
   // Relay peer multiaddr(s) list
   relayPeers?: string[];
 
+  // Interval in ms to check relay peer connections using ping
+  pingInterval?: number;
+
+  // Redial interval in ms on connection failure
+  redialInterval?: number;
+
   // Max number of dial retries to be attempted to a relay peer
   maxDialRetry?: number;
 }
 
+// Peer config
+export interface PeerConfig {
+  // Multiaddr of the primary relay node for this peer
+  relayMultiaddr: string;
+
+  // Pubsub topic to subscribe this peer to
+  pubSubTopic: string;
+
+  // Interval (ms) to check relay peer connections using ping
+  pingInterval?: number;
+
+  // Ping timeout (ms) used to check if connection is alive
+  pingTimeout?: number;
+
+  // Max number of relay node connections for a peer
+  maxRelayConnections?: number;
+
+  // Redial interval (ms) to relay node on connection failure
+  relayRedialInterval?: number;
+
+  // Max number of connections for a peer
+  maxConnections?: number;
+
+  // Timeout (ms) for dial to peers
+  dialTimeout?: number;
+}
+
 // P2P config
 export interface P2PConfig {
   // Enable relay node
@@ -65,12 +98,7 @@ export interface P2PConfig {
 
   // Enable peer node
   enablePeer: boolean;
-
-  // Multiaddr of the primary relay node for this peer
-  relayMultiaddr: string;
-
-  // Pubsub topic to subscribe this peer to
-  pubSubTopic: string;
+  peer: PeerConfig;
 }
 
 export interface ServerConfig {