diff --git a/group_vars/proxmox.yml b/group_vars/proxmox.yml
index 259d9969..def6b36c 100644
--- a/group_vars/proxmox.yml
+++ b/group_vars/proxmox.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
   smart_smartctlmail_cron_weekday: "3"
   ### mgrote.zfs_extra # Variablen für mgrote.zfs_health/trim/scrub/zed/arc_mem/ sind zusammengefasst unter zfs_extra_*
   zfs_extra_max_usage_health: "80"
-
-
+  ### mgrote.apcupsd
+  apcupsd_slave_polltime: 10 #in Sekunden
 
   # Ansible Variablen
   ### sudo
diff --git a/roles/mgrote.apcupsd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mgrote.apcupsd/defaults/main.yml
index 8919ab18..ebf4881b 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote.apcupsd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote.apcupsd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   apcupsd_slave_batterylevel_for_shutdown: 60
   apcupsd_slave_minutes_for_shutdown: 11
   apcupsd_slave_nologon_when_active: always
+  apcupsd_slave_polltime: 10 #in Sekunden
 
   apcupsd_nis_master: on
   apcupsd_nis_master_hostname: pve2.grote.lan
diff --git a/roles/mgrote.apcupsd/templates/slave_apcupsd.conf b/roles/mgrote.apcupsd/templates/slave_apcupsd.conf
index 9a305f18..35bc0c33 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote.apcupsd/templates/slave_apcupsd.conf
+++ b/roles/mgrote.apcupsd/templates/slave_apcupsd.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEVICE {{ apcupsd_nis_master_hostname }}:{{ apcupsd_nis_master_listen_port }}
 LOCKFILE /var/lock
 UPSCLASS standalone
 UPSMODE disable
-POLLTIME 10
+POLLTIME {{ apcupsd_slave_polltime }}
 
 ONBATTERYDELAY {{ apcupsd_slave_onbatterydelay }}
 BATTERYLEVEL {{ apcupsd_slave_batterylevel_for_shutdown }}