diff --git a/provider/reprovider.go b/provider/reprovider.go
index 055cfe5c9..2d79a62d8 100644
--- a/provider/reprovider.go
+++ b/provider/reprovider.go
@@ -18,6 +18,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
 )
 
+const (
+	// MAGIC: how long we wait before reproviding a key
+	DefaultReproviderInterval = time.Hour * 22 // https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/pull/9326
+
+	// MAGIC: If the reprovide ticker is larger than a minute (likely), provide
+	// once after we've been up a minute. Don't provide _immediately_ as we
+	// might be just about to stop.
+	defaultInitialReprovideDelay = time.Minute
+
+	// MAGIC: how long we wait between the first provider we hear about and
+	// batching up the provides to send out
+	pauseDetectionThreshold = time.Millisecond * 500
+
+	// MAGIC: how long we are willing to collect providers for the batch after
+	// we receive the first one
+	maxCollectionDuration = time.Minute * 10
+)
+
 var log = logging.Logger("provider.batched")
 
 type reprovider struct {
@@ -83,7 +101,7 @@ var DefaultKeyPrefix = datastore.NewKey("/provider")
 // If provider casts to [Ready], it will wait until [Ready.Ready] is true.
 func New(ds datastore.Batching, opts ...Option) (System, error) {
 	s := &reprovider{
-		reprovideInterval:     time.Hour * 24,
+		reprovideInterval:     DefaultReproviderInterval,
 		maxReprovideBatchSize: math.MaxUint,
 		keyPrefix:             DefaultKeyPrefix,
 		reprovideCh:           make(chan cid.Cid),
@@ -96,13 +114,8 @@ func New(ds datastore.Batching, opts ...Option) (System, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Setup default behavior for the initial reprovide delay
-	//
-	// If the reprovide ticker is larger than a minute (likely),
-	// provide once after we've been up a minute.
-	//
-	// Don't provide _immediately_ as we might be just about to stop.
-	if !s.initialReprovideDelaySet && s.reprovideInterval > time.Minute {
-		s.initalReprovideDelay = time.Minute
+	if !s.initialReprovideDelaySet && s.reprovideInterval > defaultInitialReprovideDelay {
+		s.initalReprovideDelay = defaultInitialReprovideDelay
 		s.initialReprovideDelaySet = true
 	}
 
@@ -194,12 +207,6 @@ func initialReprovideDelay(duration time.Duration) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// how long we wait between the first provider we hear about and batching up the provides to send out
-const pauseDetectionThreshold = time.Millisecond * 500
-
-// how long we are willing to collect providers for the batch after we receive the first one
-const maxCollectionDuration = time.Minute * 10
-
 func (s *reprovider) run() {
 	provCh := s.q.Dequeue()