diff --git a/tests/TestHarness/Cluster.py b/tests/TestHarness/Cluster.py
index 35dcc3846f..30a2a0b4cf 100644
--- a/tests/TestHarness/Cluster.py
+++ b/tests/TestHarness/Cluster.py
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ def launch(self, pnodes=1, unstartedNodes=0, totalNodes=1, prodCount=21, topo="m
             nodeosArgs += f" --p2p-max-nodes-per-host {maximumP2pPerHost}"
         if "--max-clients" not in extraNodeosArgs:
             nodeosArgs += f" --max-clients {maximumClients}"
+        if "--connection-cleanup-period" not in extraNodeosArgs:
+            # Quicker retry, default is 30s, since many tests launch multiple nodes at the same time
+            nodeosArgs += f" --connection-cleanup-period 15"
         if Utils.Debug and "--contracts-console" not in extraNodeosArgs:
             nodeosArgs += " --contracts-console"
         if PFSetupPolicy.hasPreactivateFeature(pfSetupPolicy):