diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/ISSweeperPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/ISSweeperPlugin.java
index fd0232a..8498803 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/ISSweeperPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/ISSweeperPlugin.java
@@ -19,17 +19,20 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  */
 public class ISSweeperPlugin extends Plugin<ISSweeperPluginDeclaration> {
 
+	public static final String EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT = "expiringMinutesTimeout";
 	/** 
 	 * Indicate the default minutes timeout so that Hosting Node is 
 	 * considered expired and can be set to {@link Sweeper#UNREACHABLE}
 	 */
-	public static final int EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT = 30;
+	public static final int DEFAULT_EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT = 30;
 	
+	public static final String DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT = "deadDaysTimeout";
 	/** 
 	 * Indicate the default days timeout so that Hosting Node is considered 
 	 * dead and can be removed from IS
 	 */
-	public static final int DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT = 15;
+	public static final int DEFAULT_DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT = 15;
+
 	
 	/**
 	 * Logger
@@ -54,17 +57,54 @@ public class ISSweeperPlugin extends Plugin<ISSweeperPluginDeclaration> {
 		logger.debug("Launching {} execution on scope {}", 
 				ISSweeperPluginDeclaration.NAME, scope);
 		
+		
+		int expiringMinutesTimeout = DEFAULT_EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT;
+		int deadDaysTimeout = DEFAULT_DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT;
+		
+		if(inputs != null) {
+			if(inputs.containsKey(EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT)){
+				try {
+					expiringMinutesTimeout = new Integer(inputs.get(EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT).toString());
+				} catch(Exception e){
+					logger.warn("The provided value {} for {} is not an int. Default value {} will be used", 
+							inputs.get(EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT), EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT, e);
+				}
+			} else {
+				logger.debug("No provided value for {}. Default value {} will be used", 
+						EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT);
+			}
+			
+			if(inputs.containsKey(DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT)){
+				try {
+					deadDaysTimeout = new Integer(inputs.get(DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT).toString());
+				} catch(Exception e){
+					logger.warn("The provided value {} for {} is not an int. Default value {} will be used", 
+							inputs.get(DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT), DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT, e);
+				}
+			} else {
+				logger.debug("No provided value for {}. Default value {} will be used", 
+						DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT);
+			}
+			
+		}
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
 		Sweeper sweeper = new Sweeper();
 		
 		try {
-			sweeper.sweepDeadGHNs(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT);
+			sweeper.sweepDeadGHNs(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -deadDaysTimeout);
 		} catch(Exception e){
 			logger.error("Error removing Dead HostingNodes", e);
 		}
 		logger.trace("---------------------------------\n\n");
 		
 		try {
-			sweeper.sweepExpiredGHNs(Calendar.MINUTE, -EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT);
+			sweeper.sweepExpiredGHNs(Calendar.MINUTE, -expiringMinutesTimeout);
 			logger.trace("---------------------------------\n\n");
 		} catch(Exception e){
 			logger.error("Error sweeping Expired HostingNodes", e);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/ISSweeperPluginDeclaration.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/ISSweeperPluginDeclaration.java
index fdf62b6..41b4ee1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/ISSweeperPluginDeclaration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/ISSweeperPluginDeclaration.java
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ public class ISSweeperPluginDeclaration implements PluginDeclaration {
 	public static final String NAME = "ISSweeper";
 	public static final String DESCRIPTION = 
 		"IS Sweeper find expired (not updated for "
-		+ ISSweeperPlugin.EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT + " minutes) Hosting Nodes "
+		+ ISSweeperPlugin.DEFAULT_EXPIRING_MINUTES_TIMEOUT + " minutes) Hosting Nodes "
 		+ "and set their status to " + Sweeper.UNREACHABLE + ", dead (not "
-		+ "updated for " + ISSweeperPlugin.DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT + " days) Hosting "
+		+ "updated for " + ISSweeperPlugin.DEFAULT_DEAD_DAYS_TIMEOUT + " days) Hosting "
 		+ "Nodes and remove them from IS. Moreover it find orphan Running "
 		+ "Instances and remove them from IS.";
 	public static final String VERSION = "1.0.0";