diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 09b9d7ca..6b718038 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -48,27 +48,16 @@ const configSchema = s({
     enabled: true
   }),
   // DHT config
-  dht: s({
-    kBucketSize: 'number',
-    enabled: 'boolean?',
-    validators: 'object?',
-    selectors: 'object?',
-    randomWalk: optional(s({
-      enabled: 'boolean?',
-      queriesPerPeriod: 'number?',
-      interval: 'number?',
-      timeout: 'number?'
-    }, {
-      // random walk defaults
-      enabled: false, // disabled waiting for https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-kad-dht/issues/86
-      queriesPerPeriod: 1,
-      interval: 30000,
-      timeout: 10000
-    }))
-  }, {
+  dht: s('object?', {
     // DHT defaults
     enabled: false,
-    kBucketSize: 20
+    kBucketSize: 20,
+    randomWalk: {
+      enabled: false, // disabled waiting for https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-kad-dht/issues/86
+      queriesPerPeriod: 1,
+      interval: 300e3,
+      timeout: 10e3
+    }
   }),
   // Experimental config
   EXPERIMENTAL: s({
@@ -77,11 +66,7 @@ const configSchema = s({
     // Experimental defaults
     pubsub: false
   })
-}, {
-  relay: {},
-  dht: {},
-  EXPERIMENTAL: {}
-})
+}, {})
 
 const optionsSchema = s({
   switch: 'object?',
diff --git a/test/config.spec.js b/test/config.spec.js
index d9b63173..c28f08f6 100644
--- a/test/config.spec.js
+++ b/test/config.spec.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('configuration', () => {
           randomWalk: {
             enabled: false,
             queriesPerPeriod: 1,
-            interval: 30000,
+            interval: 300000,
             timeout: 10000
           }
         },
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('configuration', () => {
           randomWalk: {
             enabled: false,
             queriesPerPeriod: 1,
-            interval: 30000,
+            interval: 300000,
             timeout: 10000
           }
         },
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ describe('configuration', () => {
     expect(() => validateConfig(options)).to.throw()
   })
 
-  it('should add defaults, validators and selectors for dht', () => {
+  it('should be able to add validators and selectors for dht', () => {
     const selectors = {}
     const validators = {}
 
@@ -283,14 +283,6 @@ describe('configuration', () => {
           }
         },
         dht: {
-          kBucketSize: 20,
-          enabled: false,
-          randomWalk: {
-            enabled: false,
-            queriesPerPeriod: 1,
-            interval: 30000,
-            timeout: 10000
-          },
           selectors,
           validators
         }
@@ -298,4 +290,43 @@ describe('configuration', () => {
     }
     expect(validateConfig(options)).to.deep.equal(expected)
   })
+
+  it('should support new properties for the dht config', () => {
+    const options = {
+      peerInfo,
+      modules: {
+        transport: [WS],
+        dht: DHT
+      },
+      config: {
+        dht: {
+          kBucketSize: 20,
+          enabled: false,
+          myNewDHTConfigProperty: true,
+          randomWalk: {
+            enabled: false,
+            queriesPerPeriod: 1,
+            interval: 300000,
+            timeout: 10000
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const expected = {
+      kBucketSize: 20,
+      enabled: false,
+      myNewDHTConfigProperty: true,
+      randomWalk: {
+        enabled: false,
+        queriesPerPeriod: 1,
+        interval: 300000,
+        timeout: 10000
+      }
+    }
+
+    const actual = validateConfig(options).config.dht
+
+    expect(actual).to.deep.equal(expected)
+  })
 })