diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43ce882..761164e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ In addition we support the following variables:
 | `update_windows_enabled`      | set to true if you want to enable the update task for windows via scheduled task       |
 | `update_windows_interval`     | define the update interval in days for the cnspec update                               |
 | `update_windows_time`         | define the time at which the task is to be carried out                                 |
+| `timer`                       | define the timer to set a scan interval in minutes. The default is 60.                 |
+| `splay`                       | define the delay in the scan timing                                                    |
 
 ```yaml
 ---
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index cefff02..3314e3a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ force_registration: false
 # if 'manual' is set, the user need to set `registration_token`
 registration_token_retrieval: "manual"
 
-timer: ""
-splay: ""
+timer: "60"
+splay: "60"
 
 # annotation/ tags for the node
 annotations: ""