diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded.sample.yaml b/node-daemon/pvcnoded.sample.yaml
index 0fd93981..01e5c978 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded.sample.yaml
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded.sample.yaml
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ pvc:
       vm_shutdown_timeout: 180
       # keepalive_interval: Number of seconds between keepalive/status updates
       keepalive_interval: 5
+      # monitoring_interval: Number of seconds between monitoring check updates
+      monitoring_interval: 60
       # fence_intervals: Number of keepalive_intervals to declare a node dead and fence it
       fence_intervals: 6
       # suicide_intervals: Numer of keepalive_intervals before a node considers itself dead and self-fences, 0 to disable 
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/objects/MonitoringInstance.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/objects/MonitoringInstance.py
index ae348672..46c9f216 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/objects/MonitoringInstance.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/objects/MonitoringInstance.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class MonitoringInstance(object):
         self.run_cleanups()
 
     def start_check_timer(self):
-        check_interval = 60
+        check_interval = self.config["monitoring_interval"]
         self.logger.out(
             f"Starting monitoring check timer ({check_interval} second interval)",
             state="s",
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/util/config.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/util/config.py
index e74277a7..0c3fcb8b 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/util/config.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/util/config.py
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ def get_configuration():
     config_intervals = {
         "vm_shutdown_timeout": int(o_intervals.get("vm_shutdown_timeout", 60)),
         "keepalive_interval": int(o_intervals.get("keepalive_interval", 5)),
+        "monitoring_interval": int(o_intervals.get("monitoring_interval", 60)),
         "fence_intervals": int(o_intervals.get("fence_intervals", 6)),
         "suicide_intervals": int(o_intervals.get("suicide_interval", 0)),
     }