diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/base_protocol.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/base_protocol.ts
index e9d21ae79c..eec9bdce82 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/base_protocol.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/base_protocol.ts
@@ -90,12 +90,14 @@ export class BaseProtocol implements IBaseProtocolCore {
   * @returns A list of peers that support the protocol sorted by latency.
   */
   public async getPeers(
-    { prioritizeLatency, numPeers, maxBootstrapPeers }: GetPeersOptions = {
+    options: GetPeersOptions = {
       prioritizeLatency: true,
       maxBootstrapPeers: 1,
       numPeers: 0
     }
   ): Promise<Peer[]> {
+    const { maxBootstrapPeers, numPeers, prioritizeLatency } = options;
+
     const activeConnections =
       this.components.connectionManager.getConnections();
 
diff --git a/packages/interfaces/src/protocols.ts b/packages/interfaces/src/protocols.ts
index 6d0a051513..cb9252cecb 100644
--- a/packages/interfaces/src/protocols.ts
+++ b/packages/interfaces/src/protocols.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ export type ProtocolCreateOptions = {
    * Defaults to 3.
    */
   numPeersToUse?: number;
+  /**
+   * Prioritize latency over decentralization when selecting peers.
+   */
+  prioritizeLatency?: boolean;
   /**
    * Byte array used as key for the noise protocol used for connection encryption
    * by [`Libp2p.create`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/blob/master/doc/API.md#create)