diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/etc/config/mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/etc/config/mwan3
index 64aadeed5..966601eee 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/etc/config/mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/etc/config/mwan3
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 config globals 'globals'
 	option mmx_mask '0x3F00'
 	option local_source 'none'
+	option rtmon_interval '5'
 
 config interface 'wan'
 	option enabled '1'
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon
index 9d2b62b9c..667d0cc87 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3rtmon
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@ rtchange() {
 }
 
 main() {
+	local rtmon_interval
 	trap clean_up TERM
 	trap rtchange USR1
 
+	config_load mwan3
+	config_get rtmon_interval globals rtmon_interval '5'
+
 	sleep 3
 	while mwan3_rtmon_ipv4 || mwan3_rtmon_ipv6; do
-		sleep 5
+		[ "$rtmon_interval" = "0" ] && break
+		sleep $rtmon_interval
 	done
 }