diff --git a/.changeset/eight-bees-speak.md b/.changeset/eight-bees-speak.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c8ebe428d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eight-bees-speak.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"chainlink": patch
+---
+
+#bugfix head reporter non-zero reporting period
diff --git a/core/services/headreporter/head_reporter.go b/core/services/headreporter/head_reporter.go
index f81a6acf913..94de8ae2be9 100644
--- a/core/services/headreporter/head_reporter.go
+++ b/core/services/headreporter/head_reporter.go
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ type (
 
 func NewHeadReporterService(ds sqlutil.DataSource, lggr logger.Logger, reporters ...HeadReporter) *HeadReporterService {
 	return &HeadReporterService{
-		ds:        ds,
-		lggr:      lggr.Named("HeadReporter"),
-		newHeads:  mailbox.NewSingle[*evmtypes.Head](),
-		chStop:    make(chan struct{}),
-		reporters: reporters,
+		ds:           ds,
+		lggr:         lggr.Named("HeadReporter"),
+		newHeads:     mailbox.NewSingle[*evmtypes.Head](),
+		chStop:       make(chan struct{}),
+		reporters:    reporters,
+		reportPeriod: 15 * time.Second,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/services/headreporter/head_reporter_test.go b/core/services/headreporter/head_reporter_test.go
index ded7e1fb61b..304dd59a478 100644
--- a/core/services/headreporter/head_reporter_test.go
+++ b/core/services/headreporter/head_reporter_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -42,4 +43,9 @@ func Test_HeadReporterService(t *testing.T) {
 
 		require.Eventually(t, func() bool { return reportCalls.Load() == 2 }, 5*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("has default report period", func(t *testing.T) {
+		service := NewHeadReporterService(pgtest.NewSqlxDB(t), logger.TestLogger(t), NewMockHeadReporter(t))
+		assert.Equal(t, service.reportPeriod, 15*time.Second)
+	})
 }