diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 4989f0e6..adc3a5d0 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void json_get_string(char **store, json_t *val, const char *res)
 		return;
 	}
 	if (!json_is_string(entry)) {
-		LOGWARNING("Json entry %s is not string", res);
+		LOGWARNING("Json entry %s is not a string", res);
 		return;
 	}
 	buf = json_string_value(entry);
@@ -176,6 +176,21 @@ static void json_get_string(char **store, json_t *val, const char *res)
 	*store = strdup(buf);
 }
 
+static void json_get_int(int *store, json_t *val, const char *res)
+{
+	json_t *entry = json_object_get(val, res);
+
+	if (!entry) {
+		LOGDEBUG("Json did not find entry %s", res);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!json_is_integer(entry)) {
+		LOGWARNING("Json entry %s is not an integer", res);
+		return;
+	}
+	*store = json_integer_value(entry);
+}
+
 static void parse_config(ckpool_t *ckp)
 {
 	json_error_t err_val;
@@ -192,6 +207,8 @@ static void parse_config(ckpool_t *ckp)
 	json_get_string(&ckp->btcdpass, json_conf, "btcdpass");
 	json_get_string(&ckp->btcaddress, json_conf, "btcaddress");
 	json_get_string(&ckp->btcsig, json_conf, "btcsig");
+	json_get_int(&ckp->blockpoll, json_conf, "blockpoll");
+	json_get_int(&ckp->update_interval, json_conf, "update_interval");
 	json_decref(json_conf);
 }
 
@@ -303,6 +320,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		quit(1, "Failed to make directory %s", ckp.socket_dir);
 
 	parse_config(&ckp);
+	/* Set defaults if not found in config file */
+	if (!ckp.btcdurl)
+		ckp.btcdurl = strdup("localhost:8332");
+	if (!ckp.btcdauth)
+		ckp.btcdauth = strdup("user");
+	if (!ckp.btcdpass)
+		ckp.btcdpass = strdup("pass");
+	if (!ckp.btcaddress)
+		ckp.btcaddress = strdup("15qSxP1SQcUX3o4nhkfdbgyoWEFMomJ4rZ");
+	if (!ckp.blockpoll)
+		ckp.blockpoll = 500;
+	if (!ckp.update_interval)
+		ckp.update_interval = 30;
 
 	ckp.main.ckp = &ckp;
 	ckp.main.processname = strdup("main");
diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index 2c3ba43b..b7a21770 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ int generator(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	memset(&cs, 0, sizeof(cs));
 	memset(&gbt, 0, sizeof(gbt));
 
-	if (!ckp->btcdurl)
-		ckp->btcdurl = strdup("localhost:8332");
-	if (!ckp->btcdauth)
-		ckp->btcdauth = strdup("user");
-	if (!ckp->btcdpass)
-		ckp->btcdpass = strdup("pass");
 	if (!extract_sockaddr(ckp->btcdurl, &cs.url, &cs.port)) {
 		LOGWARNING("Failed to extract address from %s", ckp->btcdurl);
 		ret = 1;
diff --git a/src/libckpool.h b/src/libckpool.h
index 10a4f21f..da373f5c 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.h
+++ b/src/libckpool.h
@@ -158,8 +158,14 @@ struct ckpool_instance {
 	char *btcdurl;
 	char *btcdauth;
 	char *btcdpass;
-	char *btcaddress;
-	char *btcsig;
+	int blockpoll; // How frequently in ms to poll bitcoind for block updates
+
+	/* Coinbase data */
+	char *btcaddress; // Address to mine to
+	char *btcsig; // Optional signature to add to coinbase
+
+	/* Stratum options */
+	int update_interval; // Seconds between stratum updates
 };
 
 void create_pthread(pthread_t *thread, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg);
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index ce79d976..4e188cf5 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int strat_loop(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi)
 	tv_t timeout;
 
 reset:
-	timeout.tv_sec = 60;
+	timeout.tv_sec = ckp->update_interval;
 retry:
 	FD_ZERO(&readfds);
 	FD_SET(us->sockd, &readfds);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ retry:
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (!selret) {
-		LOGDEBUG("60s elapsed in strat_loop, updating gbt base");
+		LOGDEBUG("%ds elapsed in strat_loop, updating gbt base", ckp->update_interval);
 		update_base(ckp);
 		goto reset;
 	}