diff --git a/cmd/kvmprofiler/config.go b/cmd/kvmprofiler/config.go
index 86289d9..0dc736f 100644
--- a/cmd/kvmprofiler/config.go
+++ b/cmd/kvmprofiler/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cha87de/kvmtop/collectors/cpucollector"
 	"github.com/cha87de/kvmtop/collectors/iocollector"
@@ -55,4 +57,16 @@ func initializeFlags() {
 		fmt.Println("host profiling not supported.")
 	}
 
+	// Parse periodsize csv string
+	periodSizeStr := strings.Split(config.Options.Profiler.PeriodSize, ",")
+	periodSize := make([]int, 0)
+	for _, s := range periodSizeStr {
+		if s == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		si, _ := strconv.Atoi(s)
+		periodSize = append(periodSize, si)
+	}
+	config.Options.Profiler.PeriodSizeParsed = periodSize
+
 }
diff --git a/config/profiler.go b/config/profiler.go
index ea2b9ba..9e9028b 100644
--- a/config/profiler.go
+++ b/config/profiler.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ type ProfilerOptionsType struct {
 	BufferSize    int           `long:"buffersize" default:"10"`
 	History       int           `long:"history" default:"1"`
 	FilterStdDevs int           `long:"filterstddevs" default:"-1"`
-	OutputFreq    time.Duration `long:"outputFreq" default:"60"`
 	FixedBound    bool          `long:"fixedbound"`
+	PeriodSize    string        `long:"periodsize" default:"" description:"comma separated list of ints, specifies descrete states per period"`
+	OutputFreq    time.Duration `long:"outputFreq" default:"60"`
+
+	PeriodSizeParsed []int
 }
diff --git a/profiler/profiler.go b/profiler/profiler.go
index ccfe1d9..510b81d 100644
--- a/profiler/profiler.go
+++ b/profiler/profiler.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func pickup() {
 				FixBound:       config.Options.Profiler.FixedBound,
 				OutputFreq:     config.Options.Profiler.OutputFreq,
 				OutputCallback: profileOutput,
-				PeriodSize:     []int{6, 60}, // 1min, 1h
+				PeriodSize:     config.Options.Profiler.PeriodSizeParsed,
 			})
 		}