diff --git a/discovery/gossiper.go b/discovery/gossiper.go
index f0db2e700..0e0e9e9e0 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper.go
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	// should check if we need re-broadcast any of our personal channels.
 	RetransmitDelay time.Duration
 
+	// RebroadcastInterval is the maximum time we wait between sending out
+	// channel updates for our active channels and our own node
+	// announcement. We do this to ensure our active presence on the
+	// network is known, and we are not being considered a zombie node or
+	// having zombie channels.
+	RebroadcastInterval time.Duration
+
 	// WaitingProofStore is a persistent storage of partial channel proof
 	// announcement messages. We use it to buffer half of the material
 	// needed to reconstruct a full authenticated channel announcement.
@@ -1193,14 +1200,12 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) retransmitStaleChannels() error {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		const broadcastInterval = time.Hour * 24
-
 		timeElapsed := time.Since(edge.LastUpdate)
 
-		// If it's been a full day since we've re-broadcasted the
-		// channel, add the channel to the set of edges we need to
-		// update.
-		if timeElapsed >= broadcastInterval {
+		// If it's been longer than RebroadcastInterval since we've
+		// re-broadcasted the channel, add the channel to the set of
+		// edges we need to update.
+		if timeElapsed >= d.cfg.RebroadcastInterval {
 			edgesToUpdate = append(edgesToUpdate, updateTuple{
 				info: info,
 				edge: edge,
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index c47be8322..636ec38b5 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ func newServer(listenAddrs []net.Addr, chanDB *channeldb.DB,
 		ProofMatureDelta:        0,
 		TrickleDelay:            time.Millisecond * time.Duration(cfg.TrickleDelay),
 		RetransmitDelay:         time.Minute * 30,
+		RebroadcastInterval:     time.Hour * 24,
 		WaitingProofStore:       waitingProofStore,
 		MessageStore:            gossipMessageStore,
 		AnnSigner:               s.nodeSigner,