diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 0adf26ef0d6..5418c3de406 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #include <miniupnpc/upnperrors.h>
 #endif
 
+// Dump addresses to peers.dat every 15 minutes (900s)
+#define DUMP_ADDRESSES_INTERVAL 900
+
 using namespace std;
 using namespace boost;
 
@@ -1730,7 +1733,7 @@ void StartNode(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
     threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&TraceThread<void (*)()>, "msghand", &ThreadMessageHandler));
 
     // Dump network addresses
-    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<void (*)()>, "dumpaddr", &DumpAddresses, 10000));
+    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<void (*)()>, "dumpaddr", &DumpAddresses, DUMP_ADDRESSES_INTERVAL * 1000));
 }
 
 bool StopNode()
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 86a38ad3312..bee2749c16a 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ inline uint32_t ByteReverse(uint32_t value)
 // Standard wrapper for do-something-forever thread functions.
 // "Forever" really means until the thread is interrupted.
 // Use it like:
-//   new boost::thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<void (*)()>, "dumpaddr", &DumpAddresses, 10000));
+//   new boost::thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<void (*)()>, "dumpaddr", &DumpAddresses, 900000));
 // or maybe:
 //    boost::function<void()> f = boost::bind(&FunctionWithArg, argument);
 //    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<boost::function<void()> >, "nothing", f, milliseconds));
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ template <typename Callable> void LoopForever(const char* name,  Callable func,
     {
         while (1)
         {
-            func();
             MilliSleep(msecs);
+            func();
         }
     }
     catch (boost::thread_interrupted)