diff --git a/phosphor-power-supply/psu_manager.hpp b/phosphor-power-supply/psu_manager.hpp
index 1052705..b3877b7 100644
--- a/phosphor-power-supply/psu_manager.hpp
+++ b/phosphor-power-supply/psu_manager.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 namespace manager
 {
 
+struct json_properties
+{
+    int pollInterval;
+};
+
 /**
  * @class PSUManager
  *
@@ -40,13 +45,21 @@
      *
      * @param[in] bus - D-Bus bus object
      * @param[in] e - event object
-     * @param[in] i - polling interval in milliseconds
+     * @param[in] configfile - string path to the configuration file
      */
     PSUManager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const sdeventplus::Event& e,
-               std::chrono::milliseconds i) :
-        bus(bus),
-        timer(e, std::bind(&PSUManager::analyze, this), i)
+               const std::string& configfile) :
+        bus(bus)
     {
+        // Parse out the JSON properties
+        json_properties properties = {0};
+        getJSONProperties(configfile, properties);
+
+        using namespace sdeventplus;
+        auto pollInterval = std::chrono::milliseconds(properties.pollInterval);
+        timer = std::make_unique<utility::Timer<ClockId::Monotonic>>(
+            e, std::bind(&PSUManager::analyze, this), pollInterval);
+
         // Subscribe to power state changes
         powerService = util::getService(POWER_OBJ_PATH, POWER_IFACE, bus);
         powerOnMatch = std::make_unique<sdbusplus::bus::match_t>(
@@ -58,6 +71,23 @@
         initialize();
     }
 
+    void getJSONProperties(const std::string& path, json_properties& p)
+    {
+        nlohmann::json configFileJSON = util::loadJSONFromFile(path.c_str());
+
+        if (configFileJSON == nullptr)
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load JSON configuration file");
+        }
+
+        if (!configFileJSON.contains("pollInterval"))
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Missing required pollInterval property");
+        }
+
+        p.pollInterval = configFileJSON.at("pollInterval");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Initializes the manager.
      *
@@ -98,7 +128,7 @@
      */
     int run()
     {
-        return timer.get_event().loop();
+        return timer->get_event().loop();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -124,7 +154,9 @@
     /**
      * The timer that runs to periodically check the power supplies.
      */
-    sdeventplus::utility::Timer<sdeventplus::ClockId::Monotonic> timer;
+    std::unique_ptr<
+        sdeventplus::utility::Timer<sdeventplus::ClockId::Monotonic>>
+        timer;
 
     /**
      * Analyze the status of each of the power supplies.