diff --git a/include/modules/pulseaudio.hpp b/include/modules/pulseaudio.hpp
index e85dce11..15a84df5 100644
--- a/include/modules/pulseaudio.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/pulseaudio.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace modules {
 
     pulseaudio_t m_pulseaudio;
 
+    int m_interval{5};
     atomic<bool> m_muted{false};
     atomic<int> m_volume{0};
   };
diff --git a/src/modules/pulseaudio.cpp b/src/modules/pulseaudio.cpp
index a03a8e66..d65e3bca 100644
--- a/src/modules/pulseaudio.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/pulseaudio.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace modules {
 
   pulseaudio_module::pulseaudio_module(const bar_settings& bar, string name_) : event_module<pulseaudio_module>(bar, move(name_)) {
     // Load configuration values
+    m_interval = m_conf.get(name(), "interval", m_interval);
+
     auto sink_name = m_conf.get(name(), "sink", ""s);
     bool m_max_volume = m_conf.get(name(), "use-ui-max", true);
 
@@ -138,9 +140,9 @@ namespace modules {
           m_pulseaudio->toggle_mute();
         } else if (cmd.compare(0, strlen(EVENT_VOLUME_UP), EVENT_VOLUME_UP) == 0) {
           // cap above 100 (~150)?
-          m_pulseaudio->inc_volume(5);
+          m_pulseaudio->inc_volume(m_interval);
         } else if (cmd.compare(0, strlen(EVENT_VOLUME_DOWN), EVENT_VOLUME_DOWN) == 0) {
-          m_pulseaudio->inc_volume(-5);
+          m_pulseaudio->inc_volume(-m_interval);
         } else {
           return false;
         }