diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de1d55c..cf2aa75 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name ?= goldpinger
-version ?= 1.0.1
+version ?= 1.0.2
 bin ?= goldpinger
 pkg ?= "github.com/bloomberg/goldpinger"
 tag = $(name):$(version)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 266f2eb..0182059 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ spec:
               value: "0.0.0.0"
             - name: PORT
               value: "80"
-            # refresh interval (seconds) tells goldpinger to call every other instance with that frequency (set to 0 to disable)
-            - name: REFRESH_INTERVAL
-              value: "30"
             # injecting real hostname will make for easier to understand graphs/metrics
             - name: HOSTNAME
               valueFrom:
diff --git a/pkg/goldpinger/config.go b/pkg/goldpinger/config.go
index ba30322..04e18d2 100644
--- a/pkg/goldpinger/config.go
+++ b/pkg/goldpinger/config.go
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )
 
+// GoldpingerConfig represents the configuration for goldpinger
 var GoldpingerConfig = struct {
 	StaticFilePath   string `long:"static-file-path" description:"Folder for serving static files" env:"STATIC_FILE_PATH"`
 	KubeConfigPath   string `long:"kubeconfig" description:"Path to kubeconfig file" env:"KUBECONFIG"`
-	RefreshInterval  int    `long:"refresh-interval" description:"If > 0, will create a thread and collect stats every n seconds" env:"REFRESH_INTERVAL"`
+	RefreshInterval  int    `long:"refresh-interval" description:"If > 0, will create a thread and collect stats every n seconds" env:"REFRESH_INTERVAL" default:"30"`
 	Hostname         string `long:"hostname" description:"Hostname to use" env:"HOSTNAME"`
 	Port             int    `long:"client-port-override" description:"(for testing) use this port when calling other instances" env:"CLIENT_PORT_OVERRIDE"`
 	UseHostIP        bool   `long:"use-host-ip" description:"When making the calls, use host ip (defaults to pod ip)" env:"USE_HOST_IP"`