diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
index 17d38193591..2874ed8280f 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public enum Config {
 	RouterCpuMHz("Advanced", NetworkManager.class, Integer.class, "router.cpu.mhz", String.valueOf(VirtualNetworkApplianceManager.DEFAULT_ROUTER_CPU_MHZ), "Default CPU speed (MHz) for router VM.", null),
 	RestartRetryInterval("Advanced", HighAvailabilityManager.class, Integer.class, "restart.retry.interval", "600", "Time (in seconds) between retries to restart a vm", null),
 	RouterStatsInterval("Advanced", NetworkManager.class, Integer.class, "router.stats.interval", "300", "Interval (in seconds) to report router statistics.", null),
+	ExternalNetworkStatsInterval("Advanced", NetworkManager.class, Integer.class, "external.network.stats.interval", "300", "Interval (in seconds) to report external network statistics.", null),
 	RouterTemplateId("Advanced", NetworkManager.class, Long.class, "router.template.id", "1", "Default ID for template.", null),
     RouterExtraPublicNics("Advanced", NetworkManager.class, Integer.class, "router.extra.public.nics", "2", "specify extra public nics used for virtual router(up to 5)", "0-5"),
 	StartRetry("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Integer.class, "start.retry", "10", "Number of times to retry create and start commands", null),
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/ExternalNetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/ExternalNetworkManagerImpl.java
index 65f51bbbdb2..3529f5c64bd 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/ExternalNetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/ExternalNetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class ExternalNetworkManagerImpl implements ExternalNetworkManager {
 	@Override
     public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params) throws ConfigurationException {
 		_name = name;
-		_externalNetworkStatsInterval = NumbersUtil.parseInt(_configDao.getValue(Config.RouterStatsInterval.key()), 300);
+		_externalNetworkStatsInterval = NumbersUtil.parseInt(_configDao.getValue(Config.ExternalNetworkStatsInterval.key()), 300);
 		if (_externalNetworkStatsInterval > 0){
 			_executor = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1, new NamedThreadFactory("ExternalNetworkMonitor"));		
 		}