diff --git a/homeassistant/components/roomba/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/roomba/config_flow.py
index d690bcce97818..d0c29faca69d3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/roomba/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/roomba/config_flow.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ async def validate_input(hass: HomeAssistant, data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str,
             address=data[CONF_HOST],
             blid=data[CONF_BLID],
             password=data[CONF_PASSWORD],
-            continuous=False,
+            continuous=True,
             delay=data[CONF_DELAY],
         )
     )
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/roomba/const.py b/homeassistant/components/roomba/const.py
index 331c09006825f..7f1e3b8e1eed6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/roomba/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/roomba/const.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 CONF_BLID = "blid"
 DEFAULT_CERT = "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
 DEFAULT_CONTINUOUS = True
-DEFAULT_DELAY = 1
+DEFAULT_DELAY = 30
 ROOMBA_SESSION = "roomba_session"
diff --git a/tests/components/roomba/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/roomba/test_config_flow.py
index 8139e42d43d4f..dedccc1424958 100644
--- a/tests/components/roomba/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/roomba/test_config_flow.py
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 
 from homeassistant.components import dhcp, zeroconf
 from homeassistant.components.roomba import config_flow
-from homeassistant.components.roomba.const import CONF_BLID, CONF_CONTINUOUS, DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.roomba.const import (
+    CONF_BLID,
+    CONF_CONTINUOUS,
+    DEFAULT_DELAY,
+    DOMAIN,
+)
 from homeassistant.config_entries import (
     SOURCE_DHCP,
     SOURCE_IGNORE,
@@ -206,7 +211,7 @@ async def test_form_user_discovery_and_password_fetch(hass: HomeAssistant) -> No
     assert result3["data"] == {
         CONF_BLID: "BLID",
         CONF_CONTINUOUS: True,
-        CONF_DELAY: 1,
+        CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY,
         CONF_HOST: MOCK_IP,
         CONF_PASSWORD: "password",
     }
@@ -331,7 +336,7 @@ async def test_form_user_discovery_manual_and_auto_password_fetch(
     assert result4["data"] == {
         CONF_BLID: "BLID",
         CONF_CONTINUOUS: True,
-        CONF_DELAY: 1,
+        CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY,
         CONF_HOST: MOCK_IP,
         CONF_PASSWORD: "password",
     }
@@ -468,7 +473,7 @@ async def test_form_user_discovery_no_devices_found_and_auto_password_fetch(
     assert result3["data"] == {
         CONF_BLID: "BLID",
         CONF_CONTINUOUS: True,
-        CONF_DELAY: 1,
+        CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY,
         CONF_HOST: MOCK_IP,
         CONF_PASSWORD: "password",
     }
@@ -541,7 +546,7 @@ async def test_form_user_discovery_no_devices_found_and_password_fetch_fails(
     assert result4["data"] == {
         CONF_BLID: "BLID",
         CONF_CONTINUOUS: True,
-        CONF_DELAY: 1,
+        CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY,
         CONF_HOST: MOCK_IP,
         CONF_PASSWORD: "password",
     }
@@ -677,7 +682,7 @@ async def test_form_user_discovery_and_password_fetch_gets_connection_refused(
     assert result4["data"] == {
         CONF_BLID: "BLID",
         CONF_CONTINUOUS: True,
-        CONF_DELAY: 1,
+        CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY,
         CONF_HOST: MOCK_IP,
         CONF_PASSWORD: "password",
     }
@@ -738,7 +743,7 @@ async def test_dhcp_discovery_and_roomba_discovery_finds(
     assert result2["data"] == {
         CONF_BLID: "BLID",
         CONF_CONTINUOUS: True,
-        CONF_DELAY: 1,
+        CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY,
         CONF_HOST: MOCK_IP,
         CONF_PASSWORD: "password",
     }
@@ -816,7 +821,7 @@ async def test_dhcp_discovery_falls_back_to_manual(
     assert result4["data"] == {
         CONF_BLID: "BLID",
         CONF_CONTINUOUS: True,
-        CONF_DELAY: 1,
+        CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY,
         CONF_HOST: MOCK_IP,
         CONF_PASSWORD: "password",
     }
@@ -886,7 +891,7 @@ async def test_dhcp_discovery_no_devices_falls_back_to_manual(
     assert result3["data"] == {
         CONF_BLID: "BLID",
         CONF_CONTINUOUS: True,
-        CONF_DELAY: 1,
+        CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY,
         CONF_HOST: MOCK_IP,
         CONF_PASSWORD: "password",
     }
@@ -1119,10 +1124,10 @@ async def test_options_flow(
 
     result = await hass.config_entries.options.async_configure(
         result["flow_id"],
-        user_input={CONF_CONTINUOUS: True, CONF_DELAY: 1},
+        user_input={CONF_CONTINUOUS: True, CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY},
     )
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
     assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
-    assert result["data"] == {CONF_CONTINUOUS: True, CONF_DELAY: 1}
-    assert config_entry.options == {CONF_CONTINUOUS: True, CONF_DELAY: 1}
+    assert result["data"] == {CONF_CONTINUOUS: True, CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY}
+    assert config_entry.options == {CONF_CONTINUOUS: True, CONF_DELAY: DEFAULT_DELAY}