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diff --git a/src/noflo-nodejs.coffee b/src/noflo-nodejs.coffee
index 923da82..7fe4019 100644
--- a/src/noflo-nodejs.coffee
+++ b/src/noflo-nodejs.coffee
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ require 'coffee-cache' if program.cache
 
 stored = lib.getStored program
 baseDir = process.env.PROJECT_HOME or process.cwd()
-interval = 10 * 60 * 1000
 if !stored.id
   console.error 'No configuration found at ' + lib.getStoredPath() + '. Please run noflo-nodejs-init first if you want the runtime to showup on flowhub.'
   if !program.graph
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ startServer = (program, defaultGraph) ->
         # runtime is still available
         setInterval ->
           flowhubRuntime.ping()
-        , interval
+        , flowhub.Runtime.PING_INTERVAL
         return
     return
   return