diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3cc5dd5..a4057cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Clients can also use [go-dos-yourself](https://github.com/seantcanavan/go-dos-yo
   2. CheckInGmailPassword - set this to the password to the above gmail address.
   3. CheckInFrequencySeconds - set this to the frequency at which you'd like to receive system reports at your specified email address. value is in seconds.
   4. NetQueryFrequencySeconds - set this to the frequency at which you'd like anon-eth-net to check for internet connectivity.
-  5. UpdateFrequencySeconds - set this to the frequency at which you'd like anon-eth-net to check for updates to itself.
 2. Optionally update the optional values in assets/config.json:
   1. DeviceName - set this to the canonical name of the device which will be executing anon-eth-net. e.g. "main desktop", "garage pc", "sister's laptop", etc.
   2. DeviceId - if you wish to use your own method of uniquely identifying your remote devices fill in that value here otherwise anon-eth-net will generate a GUID for you automatically.
diff --git a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/assets/config.json b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/assets/config.json
index 7f10be0..f5dbc52 100644
--- a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/assets/config.json
+++ b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/assets/config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "CheckInGmailPassword" : "yourgmailpasswordhere",
   "CheckInFrequencySeconds" : 3600,
   "NetQueryFrequencySeconds" : 3600,
-  "UpdateFrequencySeconds": 3600,
 
   "DeviceName" : "My Little Raspberry Pi",
   "DeviceId" : "aa3b2cd6-7a95-4b2a-af33-7eb953d730a9"
diff --git a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/config/config.go b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/config/config.go
index d6fe962..7dfb4c5 100644
--- a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/config/config.go
+++ b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/config/config.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
 	"github.com/seantcanavan/logger"
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ var Cfg *Config
 type Config struct {
 	CheckInGmailAddress      string        `json:"CheckInGmailAddress"`      // (R) the gmail address to send updates to and receive updates from. parsed from line 1 of CheckInEmailCredentialsFile
 	CheckInGmailPassword     string        `json:"CheckInGmailPassword"`     // (R) the password for the gmail account. parsed from line 2 of CheckInEmailCredentialsFile
-	CheckInFrequencySeconds  time.Duration `json:"CheckInFrequencySeconds"`  // (R) The frequency with which this program will send status updates. In seconds.
-	NetQueryFrequencySeconds time.Duration `json:"NetQueryFrequencySeconds"` // (R) The frequency with which this program will attempt to connect to the outside world to verify internet connectivity
+	CheckInFrequencySeconds  int		   `json:"CheckInFrequencySeconds"`  // (R) The frequency with which this program will send status updates. In seconds.
+	NetQueryFrequencySeconds int		   `json:"NetQueryFrequencySeconds"` // (R) The frequency with which this program will attempt to connect to the outside world to verify internet connectivity
 	DeviceName               string        `json:"DeviceName"`               // (O) The canonical DeviceName for the machine currently executing this program.
 	DeviceId                 string        `json:"DeviceId"`                 // (O) The unique ID for the machine currently executing this program.
 	InitialStartup           string        `json:"InitialStartup"`           // (D) Whether or not this is the first time that the program is starting.
diff --git a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/network/network.go b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/network/network.go
index a0d1b2b..91095fc 100644
--- a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/network/network.go
+++ b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/network/network.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (con *Network) Run() {
 
 			interval := config.Cfg.NetQueryFrequencySeconds
 
-			logger.Lgr.LogMessage("Network manager will sleep for %d seconds before querying the internet", config.Cfg.NetQueryFrequencySeconds)
+			logger.Lgr.LogMessage("Network manager will sleep for %d seconds before querying the internet", interval)
 
 			time.Sleep(time.Duration(interval) * time.Second)
 
diff --git a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/updater/updater.go b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/updater/updater.go
index 89bf85d..4a03753 100644
--- a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/updater/updater.go
+++ b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/updater/updater.go
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ func Run() {
 
 	go func() {
 
-		for 1 == 1 {
+	for 1 == 1 {
 
-			logger.Lgr.LogMessage("waiting for updates. sleeping %v", config.Cfg.CheckInFrequencySeconds)
-			time.Sleep(config.Cfg.CheckInFrequencySeconds * time.Second)
+			logger.Lgr.LogMessage("waiting for updates. sleeping %v", config.Cfg.UpdateFrequencySeconds)
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(config.Cfg.UpdateFrequencySeconds) * time.Second)
 
 			local := config.Cfg.LocalVersion
 			remote, remoteErr := remoteVersion()
diff --git a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/updater/updater_test.go b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/updater/updater_test.go
index 3e63949..c501a8e 100644
--- a/src/github.com/seantcanavan/updater/updater_test.go
+++ b/src/github.com/seantcanavan/updater/updater_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestVersionCompare(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 
-	config.Cfg.CheckInFrequencySeconds = 2
+	config.Cfg.UpdateFrequencySeconds = 2
 	Run()
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 6)