diff --git a/src/PolykeyAgent.ts b/src/PolykeyAgent.ts
index 60a93cdf2..d95fbe408 100644
--- a/src/PolykeyAgent.ts
+++ b/src/PolykeyAgent.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ class PolykeyAgent {
           config.defaultsSystem.nodesConnectionIdleTimeoutTime,
         connectionFindConcurrencyLimit:
           config.defaultsSystem.nodesConnectionFindConcurrencyLimit,
+        connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime:
+          config.defaultsSystem.nodesConnectionFindLocalTimeoutTime,
         connectionConnectTimeoutTime:
           config.defaultsSystem.nodesConnectionConnectTimeoutTime,
         connectionKeepAliveTimeoutTime:
@@ -346,6 +348,8 @@ class PolykeyAgent {
         seedNodes: optionsDefaulted.seedNodes,
         connectionFindConcurrencyLimit:
           optionsDefaulted.nodes.connectionFindConcurrencyLimit,
+        connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime:
+          optionsDefaulted.nodes.connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime,
         connectionIdleTimeoutTime:
           optionsDefaulted.nodes.connectionIdleTimeoutTime,
         connectionConnectTimeoutTime:
diff --git a/src/client/handlers/NodesAdd.ts b/src/client/handlers/NodesAdd.ts
index a384624d2..09fe84bc8 100644
--- a/src/client/handlers/NodesAdd.ts
+++ b/src/client/handlers/NodesAdd.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import type {
 } from '../types';
 import type { NodeId } from '../../ids';
 import type { Host, Hostname, Port } from '../../network/types';
-import type { NodeAddress } from '../../nodes/types';
 import type NodeManager from '../../nodes/NodeManager';
 import { UnaryHandler } from '@matrixai/rpc';
 import * as ids from '../../ids';
@@ -68,7 +67,8 @@ class NodesAdd extends UnaryHandler<
         {
           host,
           port,
-        } as NodeAddress,
+          scopes: ['global'],
+        },
         true,
         input.force ?? false,
         1500,
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 3d9c1152e..401c2021e 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,22 @@ const config = {
      * the network.
      */
     nodesConnectionFindConcurrencyLimit: 3,
+    /**
+     * Timeout for finding local nodes via MDNS.
+     *
+     * When `NodeConnectionManager.findNodeLocal` is executed, `js-mdns` will
+     * start up a query for any Polykey agent services. The timeout determines
+     * how long the query should sit before it is cancelled.
+     *
+     * During this time, if `js-mdns` manages to find a service relating to the
+     * nodeId that `NodeConnectionManager.findNodeLocal` is looking for, the
+     * timeout will be disregarded.
+     *
+     * The default value should allow some leeway for at least 2 query packets
+     * to be sent out, and for `js-mdns` to wait some time before receiving
+     * the corresponding answer packets from devices on the network.
+     */
+    nodesConnectionFindLocalTimeoutTime: 1_500, // 1.5 seconds
     /**
      * Timeout for idle node connections.
      *
diff --git a/src/nodes/NodeConnectionManager.ts b/src/nodes/NodeConnectionManager.ts
index b01a01629..568ce58e9 100644
--- a/src/nodes/NodeConnectionManager.ts
+++ b/src/nodes/NodeConnectionManager.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
    */
   public readonly connectionFindConcurrencyLimit: number;
 
+  /**
+   * Time used to find a node using `findNodeLocal`.
+   */
+  public readonly connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime: number;
+
   /**
    * Time to wait to garbage collect un-used node connections.
    */
@@ -345,6 +350,8 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
     seedNodes = {},
     connectionFindConcurrencyLimit = config.defaultsSystem
       .nodesConnectionFindConcurrencyLimit,
+    connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime = config.defaultsSystem
+      .nodesConnectionFindLocalTimeoutTime,
     connectionIdleTimeoutTime = config.defaultsSystem
       .nodesConnectionIdleTimeoutTime,
     connectionConnectTimeoutTime = config.defaultsSystem
@@ -365,6 +372,7 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
     tlsConfig: TLSConfig;
     seedNodes?: SeedNodes;
     connectionFindConcurrencyLimit?: number;
+    connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime?: number;
     connectionIdleTimeoutTime?: number;
     connectionConnectTimeoutTime?: number;
     connectionKeepAliveTimeoutTime?: number;
@@ -384,6 +392,7 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
       return k !== nodeIdEncodedOwn;
     }) as SeedNodes;
     this.connectionFindConcurrencyLimit = connectionFindConcurrencyLimit;
+    this.connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime = connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime;
     this.connectionIdleTimeoutTime = connectionIdleTimeoutTime;
     this.connectionConnectTimeoutTime = connectionConnectTimeoutTime;
     this.connectionKeepAliveTimeoutTime = connectionKeepAliveTimeoutTime;
@@ -1393,7 +1402,7 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
   @timedCancellable(
     true,
     (nodeConnectionManager: NodeConnectionManager) =>
-      nodeConnectionManager.connectionConnectTimeoutTime,
+      nodeConnectionManager.connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime,
   )
   public async findNodeLocal(
     targetNodeId: NodeId,
@@ -1504,7 +1513,7 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
     const [localAddresses, kademliaAddress] = await Promise.allSettled([
       this.findNodeLocal(targetNodeId, {
         signal: ctx.signal,
-        timer: pingTimeoutTime ?? this.connectionConnectTimeoutTime,
+        timer: pingTimeoutTime ?? this.connectionFindLocalTimeoutTime,
       }),
       this.findNode(targetNodeId, pingTimeoutTime, ctx),
     ]);
diff --git a/tests/client/handlers/nodes.test.ts b/tests/client/handlers/nodes.test.ts
index d91a75374..2d482a5ba 100644
--- a/tests/client/handlers/nodes.test.ts
+++ b/tests/client/handlers/nodes.test.ts
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@ describe('nodesAdd', () => {
       )!,
     );
     expect(result).toBeDefined();
-    expect(result!.address).toEqual({ host: '127.0.0.1', port: 11111 });
+    expect(result!.address).toEqual({
+      host: '127.0.0.1',
+      port: 11111,
+      scopes: ['global'],
+    });
   });
   test('cannot add invalid node', async () => {
     // Invalid host