diff --git a/components/playground/instance/pd.go b/components/playground/instance/pd.go
index e0191cb5a4..179dc564ff 100644
--- a/components/playground/instance/pd.go
+++ b/components/playground/instance/pd.go
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ func (inst *PDInstance) Name() string {
 
 // Start calls set inst.cmd and Start
 func (inst *PDInstance) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+	configPath := filepath.Join(inst.Dir, "pd.toml")
+	if err := prepareConfig(
+		configPath,
+		inst.ConfigPath,
+		inst.getConfig(),
+	); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	uid := inst.Name()
 	var args []string
 	switch inst.Role {
@@ -97,6 +106,7 @@ func (inst *PDInstance) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 		args = append(args, []string{
 			"--name=" + uid,
+			fmt.Sprintf("--config=%s", configPath),
 			fmt.Sprintf("--data-dir=%s", filepath.Join(inst.Dir, "data")),
 			fmt.Sprintf("--peer-urls=http://%s", utils.JoinHostPort(inst.Host, inst.Port)),
 			fmt.Sprintf("--advertise-peer-urls=http://%s", utils.JoinHostPort(AdvertiseHost(inst.Host), inst.Port)),
@@ -104,9 +114,7 @@ func (inst *PDInstance) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 			fmt.Sprintf("--advertise-client-urls=http://%s", utils.JoinHostPort(AdvertiseHost(inst.Host), inst.StatusPort)),
 			fmt.Sprintf("--log-file=%s", inst.LogFile()),
 		}...)
-		if inst.ConfigPath != "" {
-			args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--config=%s", inst.ConfigPath))
-		}
+
 		switch {
 		case len(inst.initEndpoints) > 0:
 			endpoints := make([]string, 0)
diff --git a/components/playground/instance/pd_config.go b/components/playground/instance/pd_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ef80b6f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/playground/instance/pd_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2024 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package instance
+
+func (inst *PDInstance) getConfig() map[string]any {
+	config := make(map[string]any)
+	config["schedule.patrol-region-interval"] = "100ms"
+	return config
+}
diff --git a/components/playground/main.go b/components/playground/main.go
index 8215362fed..713f6c8e33 100644
--- a/components/playground/main.go
+++ b/components/playground/main.go
@@ -414,17 +414,17 @@ func populateDefaultOpt(flagSet *pflag.FlagSet) error {
 		defaultInt(&options.PD.Num, "pd", 1)
 	case "ms":
 		defaultInt(&options.PDAPI.Num, "pd.api", 1)
-		defaultStr(&options.PDAPI.BinPath, "pd.api.binpath", options.PDAPI.BinPath)
-		defaultStr(&options.PDAPI.ConfigPath, "pd.api.config", options.PDAPI.ConfigPath)
+		defaultStr(&options.PDAPI.BinPath, "pd.api.binpath", options.PD.BinPath)
+		defaultStr(&options.PDAPI.ConfigPath, "pd.api.config", options.PD.ConfigPath)
 		defaultInt(&options.PDTSO.Num, "pd.tso", 1)
-		defaultStr(&options.PDTSO.BinPath, "pd.tso.binpath", options.PDTSO.BinPath)
-		defaultStr(&options.PDTSO.ConfigPath, "pd.tso.config", options.PDTSO.ConfigPath)
+		defaultStr(&options.PDTSO.BinPath, "pd.tso.binpath", options.PD.BinPath)
+		defaultStr(&options.PDTSO.ConfigPath, "pd.tso.config", options.PD.ConfigPath)
 		defaultInt(&options.PDScheduling.Num, "pd.scheduling", 1)
-		defaultStr(&options.PDScheduling.BinPath, "pd.scheduling.binpath", options.PDScheduling.BinPath)
-		defaultStr(&options.PDScheduling.ConfigPath, "pd.scheduling.config", options.PDScheduling.ConfigPath)
+		defaultStr(&options.PDScheduling.BinPath, "pd.scheduling.binpath", options.PD.BinPath)
+		defaultStr(&options.PDScheduling.ConfigPath, "pd.scheduling.config", options.PD.ConfigPath)
 		defaultInt(&options.PDRM.Num, "pd.rm", 1)
-		defaultStr(&options.PDRM.BinPath, "pd.rm.binpath", options.PDRM.BinPath)
-		defaultStr(&options.PDRM.ConfigPath, "pd.rm.config", options.PDRM.ConfigPath)
+		defaultStr(&options.PDRM.BinPath, "pd.rm.binpath", options.PD.BinPath)
+		defaultStr(&options.PDRM.ConfigPath, "pd.rm.config", options.PD.ConfigPath)
 	default:
 		return errors.Errorf("Unknown --pd.mode %s", options.PDMode)
 	}