diff --git a/src/controller.rs b/src/controller.rs
index 258c414..6a131bf 100644
--- a/src/controller.rs
+++ b/src/controller.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ impl Controller {
         active_streams: Arc<RwLock<Vec<MeasurementStream>>>,
         endpoint_streams: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<SocketAddr, MeasurementStream>>>,
         source: MeasurementSource,
+        period: Duration,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             reflector_rx,
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ impl Controller {
             active_streams,
             endpoint_streams,
             source,
-            period: Duration::from_millis(500),
+            period,
             next_stream_id: 0,
             stream_ids: HashMap::new(),
         }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cef3c66..02074e1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ fn run(settings: &Settings) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         Arc::clone(&active_streams),
         Arc::clone(&endpoint_streams),
         source,
+        Duration::from_secs_f64(settings.advanced_settings.tick_interval),
     );
     let icmp_engine = {
         let _guard = rt.enter();