diff --git a/config/websockets.php b/config/websockets.php
index 693f861..caa8507 100644
--- a/config/websockets.php
+++ b/config/websockets.php
@@ -42,10 +42,19 @@ return [
      */
     'max_request_size_in_kb' => 250,
 
-    /*
-     * This model will be used to store the statistics of the WebSocketsServer
-     */
-    'statistics_model' => \BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Models\WebSocketsStatisticsEntry::class,
+    'statistics' => [
+        /*
+         * This model will be used to store the statistics of the WebSocketsServer.
+         * The only requirement is that the model should be or extend
+         * `WebSocketsStatisticsEntry` provided by this package.
+         */
+        'model' => \BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Models\WebSocketsStatisticsEntry::class,
+
+        /*
+         * Here you can specify the interval in seconds at which statistics should be logged.
+         */
+        'interval_in_seconds' => 60,
+    ],
 
     /*
      * Define the optional SSL context for your WebSocket connections.
diff --git a/src/Console/StartWebSocketServer.php b/src/Console/StartWebSocketServer.php
index 2d6363a..2778c5c 100644
--- a/src/Console/StartWebSocketServer.php
+++ b/src/Console/StartWebSocketServer.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class StartWebSocketServer extends Command
             return new HttpStatisticsLogger(app(ChannelManager::class), $browser);
         });
 
-        $this->loop->addPeriodicTimer(5, function() {
+        $this->loop->addPeriodicTimer(config('websockets.statistics.interval_in_seconds'), function() {
             StatisticsLogger::save();
         });
 
diff --git a/src/Statistics/Events/StatisticsUpdated.php b/src/Statistics/Events/StatisticsUpdated.php
index 128a25b..d6fa70b 100644
--- a/src/Statistics/Events/StatisticsUpdated.php
+++ b/src/Statistics/Events/StatisticsUpdated.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace BeyondCode\LaravelWebsockets\Statistics\Events;
 
 use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\DashboardLogger;
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Models\WebSocketsStatisticsEntry;
 use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PrivateChannel;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\ShouldBroadcast;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
@@ -11,27 +12,30 @@ class StatisticsUpdated implements ShouldBroadcast
 {
     use SerializesModels;
 
-    protected $statisticModel;
+    /** @var \BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Models\WebSocketsStatisticsEntry */
+    protected $webSocketsStatisticsEntry;
 
-    public function __construct($statisticModel)
+    public function __construct(WebSocketsStatisticsEntry $webSocketsStatisticsEntry)
     {
-        $this->statisticModel = $statisticModel;
+        $this->webSocketsStatisticsEntry = $webSocketsStatisticsEntry;
     }
 
     public function broadcastWith()
     {
         return [
-            'time' => $this->statisticModel->created_at->timestamp,
-            'app_id' => $this->statisticModel->appId,
-            'peak_connection_count' => $this->statisticModel->peakConnectionCount,
-            'websocket_message_count' => $this->statisticModel->webSocketMessageCount,
-            'api_message_count' => $this->statisticModel->apiMessageCount,
+            'time' => $this->webSocketsStatisticsEntry->created_at->timestamp,
+            'app_id' => $this->webSocketsStatisticsEntry->appId,
+            'peak_connection_count' => $this->webSocketsStatisticsEntry->peakConnectionCount,
+            'websocket_message_count' => $this->webSocketsStatisticsEntry->webSocketMessageCount,
+            'api_message_count' => $this->webSocketsStatisticsEntry->apiMessageCount,
         ];
     }
 
     public function broadcastOn()
     {
-        return new PrivateChannel(str_after(DashboardLogger::LOG_CHANNEL_PREFIX . 'statistics', 'private-'));
+        $channelName = str_after(DashboardLogger::LOG_CHANNEL_PREFIX . 'statistics', 'private-');
+
+        return new PrivateChannel($channelName);
     }
 
     public function broadcastAs()
diff --git a/src/Statistics/Http/Controllers/WebSocketStatisticsEntriesController.php b/src/Statistics/Http/Controllers/WebSocketStatisticsEntriesController.php
index 2279a0e..f898b2e 100644
--- a/src/Statistics/Http/Controllers/WebSocketStatisticsEntriesController.php
+++ b/src/Statistics/Http/Controllers/WebSocketStatisticsEntriesController.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class WebSocketStatisticsEntriesController
             'api_message_count' => 'required|integer',
         ]);
 
-        $webSocketsStatisticsEntryModelClass = config('websockets.statistics_model');
+        $webSocketsStatisticsEntryModelClass = config('websockets.statistics.model');
 
         $statisticModel = $webSocketsStatisticsEntryModelClass::create($validatedAttributes);