diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/dataexchange/fhir/FhirConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/dataexchange/fhir/FhirConfig.java
index ab71aef34..bc97384b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/dataexchange/fhir/FhirConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/dataexchange/fhir/FhirConfig.java
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ public String[] getRemoteStorePaths() {
     }
 
     public List<String> getRemoteStoreIdentifier() {
-        if (remoteStoreIdentifier.get(0).equals(ResourceType.Practitioner + "/*")) {
-            remoteStoreIdentifier = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        if (remoteStoreIdentifier.contains(ResourceType.Practitioner + "/*")) {
+            List<String> fetchedIdentifiers = new ArrayList<>();
             for (String remoteStorePath : getRemoteStorePaths()) {
                 IGenericClient fhirClient = fhirContext().newRestfulGenericClient(remoteStorePath);
                 if (!GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(getUsername())
@@ -105,14 +106,17 @@ public List<String> getRemoteStoreIdentifier() {
                         if (bundleComponent.hasResource()
                                 && ResourceType.Practitioner.equals(bundleComponent.getResource().getResourceType())) {
 
-                            remoteStoreIdentifier.add(ResourceType.Practitioner + "/"
+                            fetchedIdentifiers.add(ResourceType.Practitioner + "/"
                                     + bundleComponent.getResource().getIdElement().getIdPart());
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
+            return fetchedIdentifiers;
+        } else {
+            return remoteStoreIdentifier;
         }
-        return remoteStoreIdentifier;
+
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/provider/service/ProviderImportServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/provider/service/ProviderImportServiceImpl.java
index 7ed247c9d..473a20b3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/provider/service/ProviderImportServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/provider/service/ProviderImportServiceImpl.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class ProviderImportServiceImpl implements ProviderImportService {
 
     @Override
     @Async
-    @Scheduled(initialDelay = 1000, fixedRate = 60 * 60 * 1000)
+    @Scheduled(initialDelay = 1000, fixedRateString = "${org.openelisglobal.providerlist.poll.frequency:3600000}")
     public void importPractitionerList() throws FhirLocalPersistingException, FhirGeneralException, IOException {
         if (!GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(providerFhirStore)) {
             IGenericClient client = fhirUtil.getFhirClient(providerFhirStore);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 02b7c19f2..0b2dd9b10 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ facilitylist.schedule.fixedRate=864000000
 # Remote FHIR server/Consolidated Server
 #org.openelisglobal.remote.source.uri=http://185.218.126.190:5001/fhir/
 #org.openelisglobal.remote.source.identifier=Practitioner/738185ba-eac9-11e5-8f4d-e06995eac916
+#org.openelisglobal.remote.poll.frequency=120000
 #org.openelisglobal.remote.source.updateStatus=false
 #org.openelisglobal.task.useBasedOn=true
 #org.openelisglobal.fhirstore.username=openelis
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ facilitylist.schedule.fixedRate=864000000
 
 #provider FHIR server
 #org.openelisglobal.providerlist.fhirstore=http://localhost:8081/fhir/
+#org.openelisglobal.providerlist.poll.frequency=3600000
 #org.openelisglobal.requester.identifier=Practitioner/f9badd80-ab76-11e2-9e96-0800200c9a66
 #org.openelisglobal.requester.lastName=Dr. Mauritius
 #org.openelisglobal.requester.firstName=Felix
diff --git a/volume/properties/common.properties b/volume/properties/common.properties
index bff2b6ce8..4994c3c5c 100644
--- a/volume/properties/common.properties
+++ b/volume/properties/common.properties
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ facilitylist.schedule.fixedRate=864000000
 #provider FHIR server
 org.openelisglobal.providerlist.fhirstore=
 org.openelisglobal.requester.identifier=Practitioner/f9badd80-ab76-11e2-9e96-0800200c9a66
+org.openelisglobal.providerlist.poll.frequency=3600000
 org.openelisglobal.requester.lastName=Dr. Mauritius
 org.openelisglobal.requester.firstName=Felix
 org.openelisglobal.requester.phone=230 5123 1234