diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 514c10b..5f54d02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ Other than that everything should be in the default paths.
 - RPCPASS (default: whatever is set in /secrets/rpcpass.txt .) - If we set this, we do not need to link rpcpass.txt (this is generated by configure-box.sh by [the box configure script](https://github.com/lncm/thebox-compose-system/blob/master/configure-box.sh))
 - JSONRPCURL (Default: http://10.254.2.2:8332) : Is the JSON-RPC interface for bitcoind
 - LND_CONTAINER_NAME (Default: lnd) : is the container name to restart
-
+- SLEEPTIME (Default: 3600) : Configures how often to poll. Ideally we should set this high so we minimize disruptions, but we might want to set it lower for testing.
diff --git a/switch.sh b/switch.sh
index 6504840..465072b 100755
--- a/switch.sh
+++ b/switch.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ if [ -z $RPCPASS ]; then
     RPCPASS=`cat /secrets/rpcpass.txt`
 fi
 
+# If sleeptime isn't set, set it to 3600 (1 hour)
+if [ -z $SLEEPTIME ]; then
+    SLEEPTIME=3600
+fi
+
 # If JSONRPCURL doesn't exist then set it
 if [ -z $JSONRPCURL ]; then
     JSONRPCURL="http://10.254.2.2:8332"
@@ -87,6 +92,6 @@ while true; do
 
     #TODO: Lets maybe try to switch back
   fi
-  # Run every every 1 hour
-  sleep 3600
+  # Run every every 1 hour by default or as per configurable
+  sleep $SLEEPTIME
 done