diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/sebconfig/SEBClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/sebconfig/SEBClientConfig.java
index 0c61f1a6..3f3b26ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/sebconfig/SEBClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/sebconfig/SEBClientConfig.java
@@ -506,13 +506,13 @@ public final class SEBClientConfig implements GrantEntity, Activatable {
                 this.lastUpdateUser);
     }
 
-    public static SEBClientConfig createNew(final Long institutionId) {
+    public static SEBClientConfig createNew(final Long institutionId, final long pingIterval) {
         return new SEBClientConfig(
                 null,
                 institutionId,
                 null,
                 ConfigPurpose.CONFIGURE_CLIENT,
-                1000L,
+                pingIterval,
                 VDIType.NO,
                 null,
                 null,
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/configs/SEBClientConfigForm.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/configs/SEBClientConfigForm.java
index be3c58b6..407e242e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/configs/SEBClientConfigForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/configs/SEBClientConfigForm.java
@@ -150,12 +150,14 @@ public class SEBClientConfigForm implements TemplateComposer {
     private final DownloadService downloadService;
     private final String downloadFileName;
     private final Cryptor cryptor;
+    private final long defaultSEBPingInterval;
 
     protected SEBClientConfigForm(
             final PageService pageService,
             final DownloadService downloadService,
             final Cryptor cryptor,
-            @Value("${sebserver.gui.seb.client.config.download.filename}") final String downloadFileName) {
+            @Value("${sebserver.gui.seb.client.config.download.filename}") final String downloadFileName,
+            @Value("${sebserver.gui.seb.client.config.ping.interval:1000}") final long defaultSEBPingInterval) {
 
         this.pageService = pageService;
         this.restService = pageService.getRestService();
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ public class SEBClientConfigForm implements TemplateComposer {
         this.currentUser = pageService.getCurrentUser();
         this.downloadService = downloadService;
         this.downloadFileName = downloadFileName;
+        this.defaultSEBPingInterval = defaultSEBPingInterval;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -179,7 +182,8 @@ public class SEBClientConfigForm implements TemplateComposer {
         final SEBClientConfig clientConfig = (isNew)
                 ? SEBClientConfig.createNew((parentEntityKey != null)
                         ? Long.valueOf(parentEntityKey.modelId)
-                        : user.institutionId)
+                        : user.institutionId,
+                        this.defaultSEBPingInterval)
                 : this.restService
                         .getBuilder(GetClientConfig.class)
                         .withURIVariable(API.PARAM_MODEL_ID, entityKey.modelId)
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/SEBClientEventBatchService.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/SEBClientEventBatchService.java
index 688ff0a1..0a3fe8ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/SEBClientEventBatchService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/SEBClientEventBatchService.java
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ public class SEBClientEventBatchService {
             initialDelay = 100)
     public void processEvents() {
 
-        final long start = Utils.getMillisecondsNow();
-
         final int size = this.eventDataQueue.size();
         if (size > 1000) {
             log.warn("-----> There are more then 1000 SEB client logs in the waiting queue: {}", size);
@@ -137,8 +135,6 @@ public class SEBClientEventBatchService {
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             log.error("Failed to process SEB events from eventDataQueue: ", e);
         }
-
-        System.out.println("************ tuck: " + (Utils.getMillisecondsNow() - start));
     }
 
     private EventData convertData(final EventData eventData) {