diff --git a/src/manage.c b/src/manage.c
index bf0cd03a2..aefa21fd9 100644
--- a/src/manage.c
+++ b/src/manage.c
@@ -2117,11 +2117,6 @@ send_alive_test_preferences (target_t target)
 /* Defined in omp.c. */
 void buffer_config_preference_xml (GString *, iterator_t *, config_t, int);
 
-/**
- * @brief Number of seconds to sleep between polls to slave.
- */
-#define RUN_SLAVE_TASK_SLEEP_SECONDS 25
-
 /**
  * @brief Slave credential UUID.
  */
@@ -2341,8 +2336,8 @@ slave_sleep_connect (openvas_connection_t *connection, task_t task)
           return 3;
         }
       g_debug ("   %s: sleeping for %i\n", __FUNCTION__,
-              RUN_SLAVE_TASK_SLEEP_SECONDS);
-      openvas_sleep (RUN_SLAVE_TASK_SLEEP_SECONDS);
+               manage_slave_check_period ());
+      openvas_sleep (manage_slave_check_period ());
     }
   while (slave_connect (connection));
   g_debug ("   %s: connected\n", __FUNCTION__);
@@ -3540,7 +3535,9 @@ slave_setup (openvas_connection_t *connection, const char *name, task_t task,
 
       free_entity (get_tasks);
 
-      openvas_sleep (RUN_SLAVE_TASK_SLEEP_SECONDS);
+      g_debug ("   %s: sleeping for %i\n", __FUNCTION__,
+               manage_slave_check_period ());
+      openvas_sleep (manage_slave_check_period ());
     }
 
   /* Cleanup. */
@@ -3746,7 +3743,9 @@ handle_slave_task (task_t task, target_t target,
             g_free (slave_task_name);
             return 0;
           }
-        openvas_sleep (RUN_SLAVE_TASK_SLEEP_SECONDS);
+        g_debug ("   %s: sleeping for %i\n", __FUNCTION__,
+                 manage_slave_check_period ());
+        openvas_sleep (manage_slave_check_period ());
       }
 
   while (1)
diff --git a/src/manage.h b/src/manage.h
index 2d2a46c0c..14f400547 100644
--- a/src/manage.h
+++ b/src/manage.h
@@ -3902,6 +3902,9 @@ manage_modify_setting (GSList *, const gchar *, const gchar *, const gchar *, co
 char *
 manage_default_ca_cert ();
 
+int
+manage_slave_check_period ();
+
 
 /* Users. */
 
diff --git a/src/manage_sql.c b/src/manage_sql.c
index 4c17a75c7..b31db9fb4 100644
--- a/src/manage_sql.c
+++ b/src/manage_sql.c
@@ -16388,6 +16388,17 @@ check_db_settings ()
          "  'Auto Cache Rebuild',"
          "  'Whether to rebuild report caches on changes affecting severity.',"
          "  '1');");
+
+  if (sql_int ("SELECT count(*) FROM settings"
+               " WHERE uuid = '" SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD "'"
+               " AND " ACL_IS_GLOBAL () ";")
+      == 0)
+    sql ("INSERT into settings (uuid, owner, name, comment, value)"
+         " VALUES"
+         " ('" SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD "', NULL,"
+         "  'OMP Slave Check Period',"
+         "  'Period in seconds when polling an OMP slave',"
+         "  25);");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -64354,6 +64365,8 @@ setting_name (const gchar *uuid)
     return "Default CA Cert";
   if (strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_MAX_ROWS_PER_PAGE) == 0)
     return "Max Rows Per Page";
+  if (strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD) == 0)
+    return "OMP Slave Check Period";
   return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -64384,6 +64397,8 @@ setting_description (const gchar *uuid)
     return "Default CA Certificate for Scanners";
   if (strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_MAX_ROWS_PER_PAGE) == 0)
     return "The default maximum number of rows displayed in any listing.";
+  if (strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD) == 0)
+    return "Period in seconds when polling an OMP slave";
   return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -64417,6 +64432,15 @@ setting_verify (const gchar *uuid, const gchar *value, const gchar *user)
       else if (max_rows < 0)
         return 1;
     }
+
+  if (strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD) == 0)
+    {
+      int period;
+      period = atoi (value);
+      if (period <= 0)
+        return 1;
+    }
+
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -64469,7 +64493,8 @@ manage_modify_setting (GSList *log_config, const gchar *database,
   g_info ("   Modifying setting.\n");
 
   if (strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_DEFAULT_CA_CERT)
-      && strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_MAX_ROWS_PER_PAGE))
+      && strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_MAX_ROWS_PER_PAGE)
+      && strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD))
     {
       fprintf (stderr, "Error in setting UUID.\n");
       return 3;
@@ -64491,7 +64516,8 @@ manage_modify_setting (GSList *log_config, const gchar *database,
     {
       user_t user;
 
-      if (strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_DEFAULT_CA_CERT) == 0)
+      if ((strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_DEFAULT_CA_CERT) == 0)
+          || (strcmp (uuid, SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD) == 0))
         {
           sql_rollback ();
           fprintf (stderr,
@@ -64581,6 +64607,18 @@ manage_default_ca_cert ()
                      " WHERE uuid = '" SETTING_UUID_DEFAULT_CA_CERT "';");
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the slave check period.
+ *
+ * @return Number of seconds.
+ */
+int
+manage_slave_check_period ()
+{
+  return sql_int ("SELECT value FROM settings"
+                  " WHERE uuid = '" SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD "';");
+}
+
 
 /* SCAP. */
 
diff --git a/src/manage_sql.h b/src/manage_sql.h
index ee36b7d63..8fbd57f9d 100644
--- a/src/manage_sql.h
+++ b/src/manage_sql.h
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@
  */
 #define SETTING_UUID_DEFAULT_CA_CERT "9ac801ea-39f8-11e6-bbaa-28d24461215b"
 
+/**
+ * @brief UUID of 'OMP Slave Check Period' setting.
+ */
+#define SETTING_UUID_SLAVE_CHECK_PERIOD "63adb79a-62ae-11e9-91ba-28d24461215b"
+
 /**
  * @brief Trust constant for error.
  */