diff --git a/upsmon/config.json b/upsmon/config.json
index ad465c8..5c27bb8 100644
--- a/upsmon/config.json
+++ b/upsmon/config.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     "ups": {
       "upsname": "ups",
       "host": "IPADDR"
-    }
+    },
+    "delay": 5
   },
   "schema": {
     "credentials": {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     "ups": {
       "upsname": "str",
       "host": "str"
-    }
+    },
+    "delay": "int"
   }
 }