diff --git a/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.plugwise/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plugwise/internal/PlugwiseBinding.java b/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.plugwise/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plugwise/internal/PlugwiseBinding.java
index 8f8f2ae35e3..19322d94a6a 100644
--- a/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.plugwise/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plugwise/internal/PlugwiseBinding.java
+++ b/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.plugwise/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plugwise/internal/PlugwiseBinding.java
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 public class PlugwiseBinding extends AbstractActiveBinding<PlugwiseBindingProvider> implements ManagedService  {
 
 	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PlugwiseBinding.class);
-	private static final Pattern EXTRACT_PLUGWISE_CONFIG_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^(.*?)\\.(mac|port)$");
-	
+	private static final Pattern EXTRACT_PLUGWISE_CONFIG_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^(.*?)\\.(mac|port|interval)$");
+
 	/** the refresh interval which is used to check for changes in the binding configurations */
 	private static long refreshInterval = 5000;
 
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public class PlugwiseBinding extends AbstractActiveBinding<PlugwiseBindingProvid
 	@Override
 	public void updated(Dictionary config) throws ConfigurationException {
 
+		int interval = 150;
+
 		if (config != null) {
 
 			// First of all make sure the Stick gets set up
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ public void updated(Dictionary config) throws ConfigurationException {
 				if (!matcher.matches()) {
 					logger.error("given plugwise-config-key '"
 							+ key
-							+ "' does not follow the expected pattern '<PlugwiseId>.<mac|port>'");
+							+ "' does not follow the expected pattern '<PlugwiseId>.<mac|port|interval>'");
 					continue;
 				}
 
@@ -98,21 +100,8 @@ public void updated(Dictionary config) throws ConfigurationException {
 						if ("port".equals(configKey)) {
 							stick = new Stick(value,this);
 							logger.info("Plugwise added Stick connected to serial port {}",value);
-						}
-						else {
-							throw new ConfigurationException(configKey,
-									"the given configKey '" + configKey + "' is unknown");
-						}
-					}
-					
-					if (stick != null) {
-						
-						String configKey = matcher.group(2);
-						String value = (String) config.get(key);
-
-						if ("interval".equals(configKey)) {
-							stick.setInterval(Integer.valueOf(value));
-							logger.info("Plugwise set the interval to send ZigBee PDUs to {} ms",value);
+						} else  if ("interval".equals(configKey)) {
+							// do nothing for now. we will set in the second run
 						}
 						else {
 							throw new ConfigurationException(configKey,
@@ -150,6 +139,24 @@ public void updated(Dictionary config) throws ConfigurationException {
 
 					String plugwiseID = matcher.group(1);
 
+					if(plugwiseID.equals("stick")) {
+
+						String configKey = matcher.group(2);
+						String value = (String) config.get(key);
+
+						if ("interval".equals(configKey)) {
+							stick.setInterval(Integer.valueOf(value));
+							logger.info("Plugwise set the interval to send ZigBee PDUs to {} ms",value);
+						} else if ("port".equals(configKey)) {
+							//ignore
+						}
+						else {
+							throw new ConfigurationException(configKey,
+									"the given configKey '" + configKey + "' is unknown");
+						}
+
+					}
+
 					PlugwiseDevice device = stick.getDeviceByName(plugwiseID);
 					if (device == null && !plugwiseID.equals("stick")) {
 
diff --git a/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.plugwise/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plugwise/internal/Stick.java b/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.plugwise/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plugwise/internal/Stick.java
index 7787dd0cbb1..35b4d5f538b 100644
--- a/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.plugwise/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plugwise/internal/Stick.java
+++ b/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.plugwise/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plugwise/internal/Stick.java
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public class Stick extends PlugwiseDevice implements SerialPortEventListener{
 
 	/** Number of attempts we make at sending a message */
 	private final static int MAX_ATTEMPTS = 10;
+	
+	/** counter to track Quartz Jobs */
+	private static int counter=0;
 
 	// Serial communication fields
 	private String port;
@@ -244,12 +247,12 @@ private void initialize() throws PlugwiseInitializationException {
 		map.put("Stick", this);
 
 		JobDetail job = newJob(SendJob.class)
-				.withIdentity("Send", "Plugwise")
+				.withIdentity("Send-0", "Plugwise")
 				.usingJobData(map)
 				.build();
 
 		Trigger trigger = newTrigger()
-				.withIdentity("Send", "Plugwise")
+				.withIdentity("Send-0", "Plugwise")
 				.startNow()        
 				.build();	
 		
@@ -782,14 +785,16 @@ public void jobWasExecuted(JobExecutionContext context,
 
 			JobDataMap map = new JobDataMap();
 			map.put("Stick", theStick);
+			
+			Stick.counter++;
 
 			JobDetail job = newJob(SendJob.class)
-					.withIdentity("Send", "Plugwise")
+					.withIdentity("Send-"+Stick.counter, "Plugwise")
 					.usingJobData(map)
 					.build();
 
 			Trigger trigger = newTrigger()
-					.withIdentity("Send", "Plugwise")
+					.withIdentity("Send-"+Stick.counter, "Plugwise")
 					.startNow()        
 					.build();	
 			
@@ -802,7 +807,7 @@ public void jobWasExecuted(JobExecutionContext context,
 			try {
 				sched.scheduleJob(job, trigger);
 			} catch (SchedulerException e) {
-				logger.error("Error scheduling a job with the Quartz Scheduler");
+				logger.error("Error scheduling a job with the Quartz Scheduler : {}",e.getMessage());
 			}	
 			
 	    }