diff --git a/pkg/conf/conf.go b/pkg/conf/conf.go
index 86ca077..c38f85c 100644
--- a/pkg/conf/conf.go
+++ b/pkg/conf/conf.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ type DaemonConfiguration struct {
 	StubWg bool `yaml:"stubWg"`
 	// SyncRate specifies how long the minimum time should be between synchronisation
 	SyncRate int `yaml:"syncRate" validate:"required,gte=1"`
+	// PullTime specifies the interval between checking for configuration changes
+	PullTime int `yaml:"pullTime" validate:"required,gte=0"`
 	// KeepAliveTime: number of seconds before the leader of the mesh sends an update to
 	// send to every member in the mesh
 	KeepAliveTime int `yaml:"keepAliveTime" validate:"required,gte=1"`
diff --git a/pkg/conf/conf_test.go b/pkg/conf/conf_test.go
index 45c8138..5f6aa62 100644
--- a/pkg/conf/conf_test.go
+++ b/pkg/conf/conf_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func getExampleConfiguration() *DaemonConfiguration {
 		ClusterSize:          64,
 		InterClusterChance:   0.15,
 		BranchRate:           3,
+		PullTime:             0,
 		InfectionCount:       2,
 		BaseConfiguration: WgConfiguration{
 			IPDiscovery:           &discovery,
@@ -215,6 +216,17 @@ func TestInfectionCountOne(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPullTimeNegative(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := getExampleConfiguration()
+	conf.PullTime = -1
+
+	err := ValidateDaemonConfiguration(conf)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal(`error should be thrown`)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestValidConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	conf := getExampleConfiguration()
 	err := ValidateDaemonConfiguration(conf)
diff --git a/pkg/sync/syncer.go b/pkg/sync/syncer.go
index a052bd4..c64a86e 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/syncer.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/syncer.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type SyncerImpl struct {
 	syncCount      int
 	cluster        conn.ConnCluster
 	conf           *conf.DaemonConfiguration
-	lastSync       map[string]uint64
+	lastSync       map[string]int64
 }
 
 // Sync: Sync with random nodes
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 	if self.GetType() == conf.PEER_ROLE && !correspondingMesh.HasChanges() && s.infectionCount == 0 {
 		logging.Log.WriteInfof("no changes for %s", correspondingMesh.GetMeshId())
 
-		// If not synchronised in certain pull from random neighbour
-		if uint64(time.Now().Unix())-s.lastSync[correspondingMesh.GetMeshId()] > 20 {
+		// If not synchronised in certain time pull from random neighbour
+		if s.conf.PullTime != 0 && time.Now().Unix()-s.lastSync[correspondingMesh.GetMeshId()] > int64(s.conf.PullTime) {
 			return s.Pull(self, correspondingMesh)
 		}
 
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		redundancyLength := min(len(neighbours), 3)
+		// Peer with 2 nodes
+		redundancyLength := min(len(neighbours), 2)
 		gossipNodes = neighbours[:redundancyLength]
 	} else {
 		neighbours := s.cluster.GetNeighbours(nodeNames, publicKey.String())
@@ -113,24 +114,23 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Sync(correspondingMesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 		}
 
 		if err != nil {
-			logging.Log.WriteInfof(err.Error())
+			logging.Log.WriteErrorf(err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
 	s.syncCount++
-	logging.Log.WriteInfof("SYNC TIME: %v", time.Since(before))
-	logging.Log.WriteInfof("SYNC COUNT: %d", s.syncCount)
+	logging.Log.WriteInfof("sync time: %v", time.Since(before))
+	logging.Log.WriteInfof("number of syncs: %d", s.syncCount)
 
 	s.infectionCount = ((s.conf.InfectionCount + s.infectionCount - 1) % s.conf.InfectionCount)
 
 	if !succeeded {
-		// If could not gossip with anyone then repeat.
 		s.infectionCount++
 	}
 
 	correspondingMesh.SaveChanges()
 
-	s.lastSync[correspondingMesh.GetMeshId()] = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+	s.lastSync[correspondingMesh.GetMeshId()] = time.Now().Unix()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Pull(self mesh.MeshNode, mesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	logging.Log.WriteInfof("PULLING from node %s", neighbour[0])
+	logging.Log.WriteInfof("pulling from node %s", neighbour[0])
 
 	pullNode, err := mesh.GetNode(neighbour[0])
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (s *SyncerImpl) Pull(self mesh.MeshNode, mesh mesh.MeshProvider) error {
 	err = s.requester.SyncMesh(mesh.GetMeshId(), pullNode)
 
 	if err == nil || err == io.EOF {
-		s.lastSync[mesh.GetMeshId()] = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+		s.lastSync[mesh.GetMeshId()] = time.Now().Unix()
 	} else {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -206,5 +206,5 @@ func NewSyncer(m mesh.MeshManager, conf *conf.DaemonConfiguration, r SyncRequest
 		infectionCount: 0,
 		syncCount:      0,
 		cluster:        cluster,
-		lastSync:       make(map[string]uint64)}
+		lastSync:       make(map[string]int64)}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sync/syncrequester.go b/pkg/sync/syncrequester.go
index a3fa6da..4caf029 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/syncrequester.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/syncrequester.go
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) SyncMesh(meshId string, meshNode mesh.MeshNode) erro
 	err = s.syncMesh(mesh, ctx, c)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return s.handleErr(meshId, pubKey.String(), err)
+		s.handleErr(meshId, pubKey.String(), err)
 	}
 
 	logging.Log.WriteInfof("Synced with node: %s meshId: %s\n", endpoint, meshId)
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 func (s *SyncRequesterImpl) syncMesh(mesh mesh.MeshProvider, ctx context.Context, client rpc.SyncServiceClient) error {