diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index d075cac..9c6d988 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ class puppet (
   $daemonize       = true,
   $run_hour        = '*/1',
   $run_minute      = '10',
-  $run_if_ipmatch  = '') {
+  $run_if_ipmatch  = '',
+  $maxsleep = '240' 
+) {
   $puppet_service = $::kernel ? {
     'Darwin'  => 'org.macports.puppet',
     'FreeBSD' => 'puppetd',
@@ -69,7 +71,6 @@ class puppet (
     hour    => $run_hour,
     ensure  => $cron_real,
   }
-  $maxsleep = 6400
 
   file { '/usr/local/sbin/puppetd_run.sh':
     content => template('puppet/puppetd_run.sh.erb'),