diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 16f3566..7035a85 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
     HARENA_LOGGER_KAFKA_BROKERS      = os.environ.get('HARENA_LOGGER_KAFKA_BROKERS', 'kafka1:19092')
     HARENA_LOGGER_KAFKA_TOPIC        = os.environ.get('HARENA_LOGGER_KAFKA_TOPIC', 'harena-logs')
-    HARENA_LOGGER_INTERVAL_S         = os.environ.get('HARENA_LOGGER_INTERVAL_S', 10)
+    HARENA_LOGGER_INTERVAL_S         = int(os.environ.get('HARENA_LOGGER_INTERVAL_S', 10))
 
 
     # LOGGING SETTINGS
diff --git a/src/server.py b/src/server.py
index 9a7aa6f..c705ea6 100644
--- a/src/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -43,43 +43,20 @@ def run(self):
          mongodb_db = mongodb_client[self.mongodb_database]
          mongodb_collection = mongodb_db[self.mongodb_collection]
 
-         print("Checking for newly streamed messages...")
+         print("Checking for newly streamed messages during at least {} seconds...".format(self.delay))
 
          for message in self.kafka_consumer:
             #print ("%s:%d:%d: key=%s value=%s" % (message.topic, message.partition, message.offset, message.key, message.value))
-            print("Found {} events inside the message ".format(len(message.value['harena-log-stream'])))
+            print("Found {} events inside a message ".format(len(message.value['harena-log-stream'])))
+
             for event in message.value['harena-log-stream']:
                mongodb_collection.insert_one(event)
 
 
-
-         print("Message stream timed out. Waiting {} seconds until next verification...".format(self.delay)) 
+         print("Waiting time ({} seconds) for new messages ended.".format(self.delay)) 
          mongodb_client.close()
          time.sleep(self.delay)
 
-    # mongodb_client = pymongo.MongoClient(web_app.config['HARENA_LOGGER_MONGODB_URL'])
-    # mongodb_db = mongodb_client[web_app.config['HARENA_LOGGER_MONGODB_DB']]
-    # mongodb_collection = mongodb_db[web_app.config['HARENA_LOGGER_MONGODB_COLLECTION']]         
-
-
-#       while True:
-
-
-      
-
-#     def connect_to_mongodb(threadName, counter, delay):
-
-#     def disconnect_from_mongodb(threadName, counter, delay):
-
-#     def consume_from_kafka_and_append_to_mongodb(kafka_brokers, delay):
-    
-#     def get_num_of_messages(kafka_brokers, delay):
-
-    
-
-
-
-
 
 class IndexResource(Resource):
 
@@ -153,7 +130,7 @@ def get(self):
             kafka_consumer = KafkaConsumer(Config.HARENA_LOGGER_KAFKA_TOPIC, group_id='harena-logger-consumer', 
                                                                              bootstrap_servers=Config.HARENA_LOGGER_KAFKA_BROKERS,
                                                                              value_deserializer=lambda m: json.loads(m.decode('utf-8')),
-                                                                             consumer_timeout_ms=10000)
+                                                                             consumer_timeout_ms=Config.HARENA_LOGGER_INTERVAL_S*1000)
             break
         except:    
             pass