diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 44b996d..57e5d50 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ from models import service, log
 from typing import Any, Optional, cast
 import json
 from datetime import timedelta
+from config import timeout
 
 
-def prepare_chart_data(logs: list[log]) -> tuple[list[str], list[Optional[int]]]:
-    if len(logs) <= 0:
+# Prepares log data for chart.js chart
+def prepare_chart_data(
+    logs: list[log],
+) -> tuple[list[str], list[Optional[int]]]:
+    if len(logs) <= 0:  # Return empty if there are no logs
         return ([], [])
 
     x = [logs[0].dateCreated.isoformat()]
@@ -21,8 +25,11 @@ def prepare_chart_data(logs: list[log]) -> tuple[list[str], list[Optional[int]]]
     for i in range(1, len(logs)):
         log1 = logs[i]
         log2 = logs[i - 1]
-        if (abs(log1.dateCreated - log2.dateCreated)) > timedelta(seconds=6):
 
+        # Check if the gap in points exceeds a threshold
+        if (abs(log1.dateCreated - log2.dateCreated)) > timedelta(
+            milliseconds=1.5 * (timeout + 1000)
+        ):
             x.append(log2.dateCreated.isoformat())
             y.append(None)
 
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adaa9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+timeout: int = 4000
diff --git a/poll_services.py b/poll_services.py
index e845004..e4aae3c 100644
--- a/poll_services.py
+++ b/poll_services.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import asyncio
 import time
 from models import log, service
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+from config import timeout as timeout_
 
 
 async def ping(client: aiohttp.ClientSession, s: service) -> int:
@@ -53,11 +54,11 @@ async def update_services(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop):
     # Create new session
     with app.app_context():
         WorkerSession = sessionmaker(bind=db.engine)
-    timeout = aiohttp.client.ClientTimeout(total=4)
+    timeout = aiohttp.client.ClientTimeout(total=timeout_ / 1000)
     client = aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout, auto_decompress=False)
     while True:
         session = WorkerSession()
-        sleeptask = asyncio.create_task(asyncio.sleep(5))
+        sleeptask = asyncio.create_task(asyncio.sleep(timeout_ / 1000 + 1))
         tasks = [
             check_service(client=client, s=s)
             for s in session.query(service).all()