diff --git a/lib/go/README.md b/lib/go/README.md
index 5b7e2cd..74e142b 100644
--- a/lib/go/README.md
+++ b/lib/go/README.md
@@ -107,4 +107,9 @@
 
     thrift.ServerConnectivityCheckInterval = 0
 
+Please be advised that due to a
+[Go runtime bug](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/27707), currently
+if this interval is set to a value too low (for example, 1ms), it might cause
+excessive cpu overhead.
+
 This feature is also only enabled on non-oneway endpoints.
diff --git a/lib/go/thrift/simple_server.go b/lib/go/thrift/simple_server.go
index 68ac394..e9fea86 100644
--- a/lib/go/thrift/simple_server.go
+++ b/lib/go/thrift/simple_server.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 // implementations can change its value to control the behavior.
 //
 // If it's changed to <=0, the feature will be disabled.
-var ServerConnectivityCheckInterval = time.Millisecond
+var ServerConnectivityCheckInterval = time.Millisecond * 5
 
 /*
  * This is not a typical TSimpleServer as it is not blocked after accept a socket.