diff --git a/.changeset/plain-eagles-serve.md b/.changeset/plain-eagles-serve.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8bd62e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plain-eagles-serve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/devtools-event-client': patch
+---
+
+increase minimum reconnection time and allow it to be configurable on event bus client
diff --git a/packages/event-bus-client/src/plugin.ts b/packages/event-bus-client/src/plugin.ts
index 75f871c1..a4dc564b 100644
--- a/packages/event-bus-client/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/event-bus-client/src/plugin.ts
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ export class EventClient<
     pluginId,
     debug = false,
     enabled = true,
+    reconnectEveryMs = 1000,
   }: {
     pluginId: TPluginId
     debug?: boolean
-
+    reconnectEveryMs?: number
     enabled?: boolean
   }) {
     this.#pluginId = pluginId
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export class EventClient<
     this.#queuedEvents = []
     this.#connected = false
     this.#connectIntervalId = null
-    this.#connectEveryMs = 500
+    this.#connectEveryMs = reconnectEveryMs
   }
 
   private startConnectLoop() {
diff --git a/packages/event-bus-client/tests/index.test.ts b/packages/event-bus-client/tests/index.test.ts
index 048ffa4a..f08dd947 100644
--- a/packages/event-bus-client/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/event-bus-client/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ describe('EventClient', () => {
 
       bus.start()
       // wait to connect to the bus
-      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
       expect(eventHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         type: 'test:event',
         payload: { foo: 'bar' },
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ describe('EventClient', () => {
       const client = new EventClient({
         debug: false,
         pluginId: 'test',
+        reconnectEveryMs: 500,
       })
       const eventHandler = vi.fn()
       client.onAllPluginEvents(eventHandler)