diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c b/server/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
index 1f277dcbc..ecdfa44a3 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
@@ -360,6 +360,6 @@ MONITOR_SERVERS	*ptr;
 			monitorDatabase(ptr, handle->defaultUser, handle->defaultPasswd);
 			ptr = ptr->next;
 		}
-		thread_millisleep(10000);
+		thread_millisleep(MONITOR_INTERVAL);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon.h b/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon.h
index c2aacd21e..a2c2e364c 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon.h
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon.h
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
  * @verbatim
  * Revision History
  *
- * Date		Who		Description
- * 08/07/13	Mark Riddoch	Initial implementation
+ * Date		Who			Description
+ * 08/07/13	Mark Riddoch		Initial implementation
+ * 26/05/14	Massimiliano	Pinto	Default values for MONITOR_INTERVAL
  *
  * @endverbatim
  */
@@ -61,4 +62,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #define MONITOR_STOPPING	2
 #define MONITOR_STOPPED		3
 
+#define MONITOR_INTERVAL 10000 // in milliseconds
+
 #endif