diff --git a/ZodiacFX/src/command.c b/ZodiacFX/src/command.c
index 7e60610..13f402d 100644
--- a/ZodiacFX/src/command.c
+++ b/ZodiacFX/src/command.c
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ void command_root(char *command, char *param1, char *param2, char *param3)
 
 		// Force OpenFlow version
 		reset_config.of_version = 0;			// Force version disabled
+		
+		//How often to retrieve stats from switch
+		reset_config.stats_interval = 1;		// Default 1 second
 
 		memcpy(&reset_config.MAC_address, &Zodiac_Config.MAC_address, 6);		// Copy over existing MAC address so it is not reset
 		memcpy(&Zodiac_Config, &reset_config, sizeof(struct zodiac_config));
@@ -485,6 +488,7 @@ void command_root(char *command, char *param1, char *param2, char *param3)
 		}
 		if (Zodiac_Config.ethtype_filter == 1) printf(" EtherType Filtering: Enabled\r\n");
 		if (Zodiac_Config.ethtype_filter != 1) printf(" EtherType Filtering: Disabled\r\n");
+		printf(" Port Stats Interval: %d\r\n" , Zodiac_Config.stats_interval);
 		printf("\r\n\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -589,6 +593,7 @@ void command_config(char *command, char *param1, char *param2, char *param3)
 		}
 		if (Zodiac_Config.ethtype_filter == 1) printf(" EtherType Filtering: Enabled\r\n");
 		if (Zodiac_Config.ethtype_filter != 1) printf(" EtherType Filtering: Disabled\r\n");
+		printf(" Port Stats Interval: %d\r\n" , Zodiac_Config.stats_interval);
 		printf("\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -942,6 +947,9 @@ void command_config(char *command, char *param1, char *param2, char *param3)
 		// Force OpenFlow version
 		reset_config.of_version = 0;			// Force version disabled
 
+		//How often to retrieve stats from switch
+		reset_config.stats_interval = 1;		// Default 1 second
+		
 		memcpy(&reset_config.MAC_address, &Zodiac_Config.MAC_address, 6);		// Copy over existng MAC address so it is not reset
 		memcpy(&Zodiac_Config, &reset_config, sizeof(struct zodiac_config));
 		saveConfig();
@@ -998,7 +1006,23 @@ void command_config(char *command, char *param1, char *param2, char *param3)
 		}
 		return;
 	}
+
+	// Set port stats update interval
+	if (strcmp(command, "set")==0 && strcmp(param1, "stats-interval")==0)
+	{
+		int interval;
+		sscanf(param2, "%d", &interval);
+		if (interval < 31 && interval > -1) 
+		{
+			Zodiac_Config.stats_interval = interval;
+			printf("Port stats interval set to %d\r\n" , Zodiac_Config.stats_interval);
+		} else {
+			printf("Invalid value\r\n");
+		}
+		return;
+	}
 	
+		
 	// Unknown Command
 	printf("Unknown command\r\n");
 	return;
@@ -1934,6 +1958,7 @@ void printhelp(void)
 	printf(" delete vlan-port <port>\r\n");
 	printf(" set of-version <version(0|1|4)>\r\n");
 	printf(" set ethertype-filter <enable|disable>\r\n");
+	printf(" set stats-interval <seconds>\r\n");
 	printf(" factory reset\r\n");
 	printf(" exit\r\n");
 	printf("\r\n");
diff --git a/ZodiacFX/src/command.h b/ZodiacFX/src/command.h
index bee2417..6da5813 100644
--- a/ZodiacFX/src/command.h
+++ b/ZodiacFX/src/command.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct zodiac_config {
 	uint8_t failstate;
 	uint8_t of_version;
 	uint8_t ethtype_filter;
+	uint8_t stats_interval;
 } PACK_STRUCT_STRUCT;
 PACK_STRUCT_END
 
diff --git a/ZodiacFX/src/config/config_zodiac.h b/ZodiacFX/src/config/config_zodiac.h
index 273d66c..5c68505 100644
--- a/ZodiacFX/src/config/config_zodiac.h
+++ b/ZodiacFX/src/config/config_zodiac.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_ZODIAC_H_
 
 
-#define VERSION "0.84"		// Firmware version number
+#define VERSION "0.85"		// Firmware version number
 
 #define TOTAL_PORTS 4		// Total number of physical ports on the Zodiac FX
 
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #define MAX_BUCKETS 4	// Maximum number of group action buckets for OpenFlow 1.3 and higher
 
 #define HB_INTERVAL	2	// Number of seconds between heartbeats
-
 #define HB_TIMEOUT	6	// Number of seconds to wait when there is no response from the controller
 
 #define MAX_OF_STATS	15		// Maximum number of flows to send to controller
diff --git a/ZodiacFX/src/http.c b/ZodiacFX/src/http.c
index cb24118..c9400a2 100644
--- a/ZodiacFX/src/http.c
+++ b/ZodiacFX/src/http.c
@@ -746,6 +746,9 @@ static err_t http_recv(void *arg, struct tcp_pcb *pcb, struct pbuf *p, err_t err
 
 					// Force OpenFlow version
 					reset_config.of_version = 0;			// Force version disabled
+					
+					//How often to retrieve stats from switch
+					reset_config.stats_interval = 1;		// Default 1 second
 
 					memcpy(&reset_config.MAC_address, &Zodiac_Config.MAC_address, 6);		// Copy over existing MAC address so it is not reset
 					memcpy(&Zodiac_Config, &reset_config, sizeof(struct zodiac_config));
diff --git a/ZodiacFX/src/main.c b/ZodiacFX/src/main.c
index 4010674..f24607d 100644
--- a/ZodiacFX/src/main.c
+++ b/ZodiacFX/src/main.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ int main (void)
 	membag_init();
 
 	loadConfig(); // Load Config
+	if (Zodiac_Config.stats_interval > 30) Zodiac_Config.stats_interval = 1;	// If this value has never been set make it the default of 1
 
 	IP4_ADDR(&x_ip_addr, Zodiac_Config.IP_address[0], Zodiac_Config.IP_address[1],Zodiac_Config.IP_address[2], Zodiac_Config.IP_address[3]);
 	IP4_ADDR(&x_net_mask, Zodiac_Config.netmask[0], Zodiac_Config.netmask[1],Zodiac_Config.netmask[2], Zodiac_Config.netmask[3]);
diff --git a/ZodiacFX/src/openflow/of_helper.c b/ZodiacFX/src/openflow/of_helper.c
index c740f01..9976c6d 100644
--- a/ZodiacFX/src/openflow/of_helper.c
+++ b/ZodiacFX/src/openflow/of_helper.c
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ extern uint8_t *ofp13_oxm_inst[MAX_FLOWS_13];
 extern uint16_t ofp13_oxm_inst_size[MAX_FLOWS_13];
 
 // Local Variables
-uint8_t timer_alt;
+uint8_t timer_alt = 0;
+uint8_t update_interval = 0;
 static uint16_t VLAN_VID_MASK = 0x0fff;
 
 static inline uint64_t (htonll)(uint64_t n)
@@ -139,21 +140,24 @@ void nnOF_timer(void)
 {
 	totaltime ++; // Because this is called every 500ms totaltime is actually 2 x the real time
 	// Round robin the timer events so they don't have such a big impact on switching
-	if (timer_alt == 0){
-		update_port_stats();
-		timer_alt = 1;
-	} else if (timer_alt == 1){
-		update_port_status();
-		// If port status has changed send a port status message
-		for (int x=0;x<TOTAL_PORTS;x++)
-		{
-			if (last_port_status[x] != port_status[x] && OF_Version == 1 && Zodiac_Config.of_port[x] == 1) port_status_message10(x);
-			if (last_port_status[x] != port_status[x] && OF_Version == 4 && Zodiac_Config.of_port[x] == 1) port_status_message13(x);
+	update_interval ++;
+	if ((update_interval/2) > Zodiac_Config.stats_interval)
+	{
+		if (timer_alt == 0){
+			if (Zodiac_Config.stats_interval > 0) update_port_stats();
+			timer_alt = 1;
+		} else if (timer_alt == 1){
+			flow_timeouts();
+			if (Zodiac_Config.stats_interval > 0) update_port_status();
+			// If port status has changed send a port status message
+			for (int x=0;x<TOTAL_PORTS;x++)
+			{
+				if (last_port_status[x] != port_status[x] && OF_Version == 1 && Zodiac_Config.of_port[x] == 1) port_status_message10(x);
+				if (last_port_status[x] != port_status[x] && OF_Version == 4 && Zodiac_Config.of_port[x] == 1) port_status_message13(x);
+			}
+			timer_alt = 0;
 		}
-		timer_alt = 2;
-	} else if (timer_alt == 2){
-		flow_timeouts();
-		timer_alt = 0;
+		update_interval = 2;
 	}
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/ZodiacFX/src/openflow/openflow.c b/ZodiacFX/src/openflow/openflow.c
index 7beff68..495c6d6 100644
--- a/ZodiacFX/src/openflow/openflow.c
+++ b/ZodiacFX/src/openflow/openflow.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bool rcv_freq;
 // Internal Functions
 void OF_hello(void);
 void echo_request(void);
-void echo_reply(uint32_t xid);
+void echo_reply(struct ofp_header *ofph, int size, int len);
 err_t TCPready(void *arg, struct tcp_pcb *tpcb, err_t err);
 void tcp_error(void * arg, err_t err);
 static err_t of_receive(void *arg, struct tcp_pcb *tpcb, struct pbuf *p, err_t err);
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static err_t of_receive(void *arg, struct tcp_pcb *tpcb, struct pbuf *p, err_t e
 				break;
 
 				case OFPT10_ECHO_REQUEST:
-					echo_reply(ofph->xid);
+					echo_reply(ofph, size, len);
 				break;
 
 				default:
@@ -259,15 +259,12 @@ void OF_hello(void)
 *	@param xid - transaction ID
 *
 */
-void echo_reply(uint32_t xid)
+void echo_reply(struct ofp_header *ofph, int size, int len)
 {
-	struct ofp_header echo;
-	echo.version = OF_Version;
-	echo.length = HTONS(sizeof(echo));
-	echo.type   = OFPT10_ECHO_REPLY;
-	echo.xid = xid;
+	// Change the message type to Echo Reply and return any data that was sent
+	ofph->type   = OFPT10_ECHO_REPLY;
 	TRACE("openflow.c: Sent ECHO reply");
-	sendtcp(&echo, sizeof(echo), 1);
+	sendtcp(ofph, len, 1);
 	return;
 }