diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 9492482df..01d6d691e 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -687,9 +687,8 @@ func newServer(listenAddrs []net.Addr, chanDB *channeldb.DB, cc *chainControl,
 		MessageStore:              gossipMessageStore,
 		AnnSigner:                 s.nodeSigner,
 		RotateTicker:              ticker.New(discovery.DefaultSyncerRotationInterval),
-		HistoricalSyncTicker:      ticker.New(discovery.DefaultHistoricalSyncInterval),
-		ActiveSyncerTimeoutTicker: ticker.New(discovery.DefaultActiveSyncerTimeout),
 		HistoricalSyncTicker:      ticker.New(cfg.HistoricalSyncInterval),
+		ActiveSyncerTimeoutTicker: ticker.New(discovery.DefaultActiveSyncerTimeout),
 		NumActiveSyncers:          cfg.NumGraphSyncPeers,
 	},
 		s.identityPriv.PubKey(),