diff --git a/daemon/aux.c b/daemon/aux.c
index 61930720f..02b6cfc93 100644
--- a/daemon/aux.c
+++ b/daemon/aux.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct scheduler {
 struct looper_thread {
 	void (*f)(void);
 	const char *name;
+	long long interval_us;
 };
 
 
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ static void thread_looper_helper(void *fp) {
 	struct looper_thread lh = *lhp;
 	g_slice_free1(sizeof(*lhp), lhp);
 
-	long long interval_us = 1000000;
+	long long interval_us = lh.interval_us;
 	static const long long warn_limit_pct = 20; // 20%
 	long long warn_limit_us = interval_us * warn_limit_pct / 100;
 
@@ -335,16 +336,19 @@ static void thread_looper_helper(void *fp) {
 					warn_limit_us / 1000000, warn_limit_us % 1000000);
 
 		thread_cancel_enable();
-		usleep(1000000);			/* sleep for 1 second in each iteration */
+		usleep(interval_us);
 		thread_cancel_disable();
 	}
 }
 
-void thread_create_looper(void (*f)(void), const char *scheduler, int priority, const char *name) {
+void thread_create_looper(void (*f)(void), const char *scheduler, int priority, const char *name,
+		long long interval_us)
+{
 	struct looper_thread *lh = g_slice_alloc(sizeof(*lh));
 	*lh = (__typeof__(*lh)) {
 		.f = f,
 		.name = name,
+		.interval_us = interval_us,
 	};
 	thread_create_detach_prio(thread_looper_helper, lh, scheduler, priority, name);
 }
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index f68bd12e2..5db5b927b 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	/* separate thread for releasing ports (sockets), which are scheduled for clearing */
 	thread_create_looper(release_closed_sockets, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,
-			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "release closed sockets");
+			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "release closed sockets", 1000000);
 
 	/* separate thread for update of running min/max call counters */
 	thread_create_detach_prio(call_rate_stats_updater, NULL, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,
@@ -1356,11 +1356,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	/* separate thread for ports iterations (stats update from the kernel) functionality */
 	thread_create_looper(kernel_stats_updater, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,
-			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "kernel stats updater");
+			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "kernel stats updater", 1000000);
 
 	/* separate thread for ice slow timer functionality */
 	thread_create_looper(ice_slow_timer, rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,
-			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "ice slow timer");
+			rtpe_config.idle_priority, "ice slow timer", 1000000);
 
 	if (!is_addr_unspecified(&rtpe_config.redis_ep.address) && initial_rtpe_config.redis_delete_async)
 		thread_create_detach(redis_delete_async_loop, NULL, "redis async");
diff --git a/include/aux.h b/include/aux.h
index 06a3a91d5..fb684b9ba 100644
--- a/include/aux.h
+++ b/include/aux.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ void thread_waker_add(struct thread_waker *);
 void thread_waker_del(struct thread_waker *);
 void threads_join_all(bool cancel);
 void thread_create_detach_prio(void (*)(void *), void *, const char *, int, const char *);
-void thread_create_looper(void (*f)(void), const char *scheduler, int priority, const char *name);
+void thread_create_looper(void (*f)(void), const char *scheduler, int priority, const char *name, long long);
 INLINE void thread_create_detach(void (*f)(void *), void *a, const char *name) {
 	thread_create_detach_prio(f, a, NULL, 0, name);
 }