diff --git a/mithril-relay/src/commands/signer.rs b/mithril-relay/src/commands/signer.rs
index 67d7b5f32ca..cf9982e0960 100644
--- a/mithril-relay/src/commands/signer.rs
+++ b/mithril-relay/src/commands/signer.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use clap::Parser;
 use config::{builder::DefaultState, ConfigBuilder};
 use libp2p::Multiaddr;
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ pub struct SignerCommand {
     /// Aggregator endpoint URL.
     #[clap(long, env = "AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT")]
     aggregator_endpoint: String,
+
+    /// Signer registration repeater delay in milliseconds (defaults to 1 hour)
+    #[clap(long, env = "SIGNER_REPEATER_DELAY", default_value_t = 3_600 * 1_000)]
+    signer_repeater_delay: u64,
 }
 
 impl SignerCommand {
@@ -32,8 +38,15 @@ impl SignerCommand {
         let dial_to = self.dial_to.to_owned();
         let addr: Multiaddr = format!("/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/{}", self.listen_port).parse()?;
         let aggregator_endpoint = self.aggregator_endpoint.to_owned();
-
-        let mut relay = SignerRelay::start(&addr, &server_port, &aggregator_endpoint).await?;
+        let signer_repeater_delay = Duration::from_millis(self.signer_repeater_delay.to_owned());
+
+        let mut relay = SignerRelay::start(
+            &addr,
+            &server_port,
+            &aggregator_endpoint,
+            &signer_repeater_delay,
+        )
+        .await?;
         if let Some(dial_to_address) = dial_to {
             relay.dial_peer(dial_to_address.clone())?;
         }
diff --git a/mithril-relay/src/relay/signer.rs b/mithril-relay/src/relay/signer.rs
index 3c5cd46e7ed..7a7c57930cf 100644
--- a/mithril-relay/src/relay/signer.rs
+++ b/mithril-relay/src/relay/signer.rs
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ impl SignerRelay {
         address: &Multiaddr,
         server_port: &u16,
         aggregator_endpoint: &str,
+        signer_repeater_delay: &Duration,
     ) -> StdResult<Self> {
         debug!("SignerRelay: starting...");
         let (signature_tx, signature_rx) = unbounded_channel::<RegisterSignatureMessage>();
         let (signer_tx, signer_rx) = unbounded_channel::<RegisterSignerMessage>();
-        let repeat_frequency = Duration::from_secs(30);
-        let signer_repeater = Arc::new(MessageRepeater::new(signer_tx.clone(), repeat_frequency));
+        let signer_repeater = Arc::new(MessageRepeater::new(
+            signer_tx.clone(),
+            signer_repeater_delay.to_owned(),
+        ));
         let peer = Peer::new(address).start().await?;
         let server = Self::start_http_server(
             server_port,
diff --git a/mithril-relay/tests/register_signer_signature.rs b/mithril-relay/tests/register_signer_signature.rs
index 3a80990563d..4e706aa6882 100644
--- a/mithril-relay/tests/register_signer_signature.rs
+++ b/mithril-relay/tests/register_signer_signature.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use libp2p::{gossipsub, Multiaddr};
 use mithril_common::messages::{RegisterSignatureMessage, RegisterSignerMessage};
@@ -35,9 +35,15 @@ async fn should_receive_registrations_from_signers_when_subscribed_to_pubsub() {
     let addr: Multiaddr = "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0".parse().unwrap();
     let server_port = 0;
     let aggregator_endpoint = "http://0.0.0.0:1234".to_string();
-    let mut signer_relay = SignerRelay::start(&addr, &server_port, &aggregator_endpoint)
-        .await
-        .expect("Relay start failed");
+    let signer_repeater_delay = Duration::from_secs(100);
+    let mut signer_relay = SignerRelay::start(
+        &addr,
+        &server_port,
+        &aggregator_endpoint,
+        &signer_repeater_delay,
+    )
+    .await
+    .expect("Relay start failed");
     let relay_address = signer_relay.address();
     let relay_peer_address = signer_relay.peer_address().unwrap();
     info!("Test: relay_address is '{relay_address:?}'");