diff --git a/apps/graphitemetrics/src/main/java/org/onosproject/graphitemetrics/DefaultGraphiteMetricsReporter.java b/apps/graphitemetrics/src/main/java/org/onosproject/graphitemetrics/DefaultGraphiteMetricsReporter.java
index 11e4948..5d4eb4f 100644
--- a/apps/graphitemetrics/src/main/java/org/onosproject/graphitemetrics/DefaultGraphiteMetricsReporter.java
+++ b/apps/graphitemetrics/src/main/java/org/onosproject/graphitemetrics/DefaultGraphiteMetricsReporter.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         graphiteReporter = buildReporter(graphite);
 
         try {
-            graphiteReporter.start(DEFAULT_REPORT_PERIOD, REPORT_TIME_UNIT);
+            graphiteReporter.start(reportPeriod, REPORT_TIME_UNIT);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.error("Errors during reporting to graphite, msg: {}" + e.getMessage());
         }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         graphiteReporter = buildReporter(graphite);
 
         try {
-            graphiteReporter.start(DEFAULT_REPORT_PERIOD, REPORT_TIME_UNIT);
+            graphiteReporter.start(reportPeriod, REPORT_TIME_UNIT);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.error("Errors during reporting to graphite, msg: {}" + e.getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/apps/graphitemetrics/src/main/java/org/onosproject/graphitemetrics/GraphiteMetricsReporter.java b/apps/graphitemetrics/src/main/java/org/onosproject/graphitemetrics/GraphiteMetricsReporter.java
index 50d2093..857f41c 100644
--- a/apps/graphitemetrics/src/main/java/org/onosproject/graphitemetrics/GraphiteMetricsReporter.java
+++ b/apps/graphitemetrics/src/main/java/org/onosproject/graphitemetrics/GraphiteMetricsReporter.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import org.onlab.metrics.MetricsReporter;
 
 /**
- * Interface of graphite reporter that reports all metrics value to graphite server.
+ * A Metric reporter interface for reporting all metrics to graphite server.
  */
 public interface GraphiteMetricsReporter extends MetricsReporter {
 }