diff --git a/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.cpp b/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.cpp
index 2711cc4..bd88624 100644
--- a/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.cpp
+++ b/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.cpp
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@ struct exit_exception {
   instance of this class.
 */
 AuthSocket::AuthSocket(int sock, int serverID, TQObject *parent, const char *name) :
-	TDEKerberosServerSocket(parent, name), m_criticalSection(0), m_stationID(-1), m_bound(false), m_serviceID(0), m_serverID(serverID), m_terminationStamp(0), m_servActive(false), m_servState(0), m_servClientSocket(NULL), m_servClientTimeout(NULL), m_loopTimer(NULL), m_pollTimer(NULL), m_config(static_cast<AuthServer*>(parent)->m_config), m_database(NULL), m_databaseStationsCursor(NULL),
+	TDEKerberosServerSocket(parent, name), m_criticalSection(0), m_stationID(-1), m_bound(false), m_serviceID(0), m_serverID(serverID), m_pollInterval(100), m_terminationStamp(0), m_servActive(false), m_servState(0), m_servClientSocket(NULL), m_servClientTimeout(NULL), m_loopTimer(NULL), m_pollTimer(NULL), m_config(static_cast<AuthServer*>(parent)->m_config), m_database(NULL), m_databaseStationsCursor(NULL),
 	m_databaseServicesCursor(NULL), m_databaseServiceTypesCursor(NULL), m_databasePermissionsCursor(NULL), m_databaseActivityCursor(NULL), m_databaseStatisticsCursor(NULL), m_databaseStatusCursor(NULL)
 {
+	// Read settings
+        m_config->setGroup("Tuning");
+        m_pollInterval = m_config->readNumEntry("pollInterval", m_pollInterval);
 
 	// Initialize timers
 	m_kerberosInitTimer = new TQTimer();
@@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ void AuthSocket::commandLoop() {
 			if (m_loopTimer) m_loopTimer->start(0, TRUE);
 		}
 		else {
-			if (m_loopTimer) m_loopTimer->start(100, TRUE);
+			if (m_loopTimer) m_loopTimer->start(m_pollInterval, TRUE);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
@@ -692,7 +695,7 @@ void AuthSocket::commandLoop() {
 				if (m_loopTimer) m_loopTimer->start(0, TRUE);
 			}
 			else {
-				if (m_loopTimer) m_loopTimer->start(100, TRUE);
+				if (m_loopTimer) m_loopTimer->start(m_pollInterval, TRUE);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.h b/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.h
index 612b671..7cf3ef9 100644
--- a/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.h
+++ b/servers/auth_server_lin/src/auth_conn.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class AuthSocket : public TDEKerberosServerSocket
 
 	private:
 		void updateStatistics(int eventType);
-	
+
 	private:
 		int line;
 		int m_criticalSection;
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class AuthSocket : public TDEKerberosServerSocket
 		bool m_bound;
 		int m_serviceID;
 		int m_serverID;
+		int m_pollInterval;
 		TQ_ULLONG m_terminationStamp;
 
 		bool m_servActive;
@@ -127,4 +128,4 @@ class AuthServer : public TQServerSocket
 
 		friend class AuthSocket;
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};