diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index 3bad2d023490d37771cc85a4cd0d67b8262f5dc2..51237ec7f39e53b1cf7a8a98b3da6b85babb812b 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ export class DiscordBot {
       this.bot = client;
 
       if (!this.config.bridge.disablePresence) {
+        if (!this.config.bridge.presenceInterval) {
+          this.config.bridge.presenceInterval = MIN_PRESENCE_UPDATE_DELAY;
+        }
         this.bot.guilds.forEach((guild) => {
             guild.members.forEach((member) => {
                 this.presenceHandler.EnqueueMember(member);