diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind.js b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
index 4e96d2ea..53bc6c72 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Bitcoin.dependencies = [];
 
 Bitcoin.DEFAULT_MAX_ADDRESSES_QUERY = 10000;
 Bitcoin.DEFAULT_TRY_ALL_INTERVAL = 1000;
+Bitcoin.DEFAULT_REINDEX_INTERVAL = 10000;
 Bitcoin.DEFAULT_START_RETRY_INTERVAL = 5000;
 Bitcoin.DEFAULT_CONFIG_SETTINGS = {
   server: 1,
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._checkReindex = function(node, callback) {
           finish();
         }
       });
-    }, self._reindexWait);
+    }, node._reindexWait || Bitcoin.DEFAULT_REINDEX_INTERVAL);
   } else {
     callback();
   }
diff --git a/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js b/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
index 50ef9a5d..dccfddb1 100644
--- a/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
+++ b/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@ describe('Bitcoin Service', function() {
     });
     it('give error from client getblockchaininfo', function(done) {
       var bitcoind = new BitcoinService(baseConfig);
-      bitcoind._reindexWait = 1;
       var node = {
         _reindex: true,
+        _reindexWait: 1,
         client: {
           getBlockchainInfo: sinon.stub().callsArgWith(0, {code: -1 , message: 'Test error'})
         }
@@ -745,10 +745,10 @@ describe('Bitcoin Service', function() {
     });
     it('will wait until sync is 100 percent', function(done) {
       var bitcoind = new BitcoinService(baseConfig);
-      bitcoind._reindexWait = 1;
       var percent = 0.89;
       var node = {
         _reindex: true,
+        _reindexWait: 1,
         client: {
           getBlockchainInfo: function(callback) {
             percent += 0.01;