diff --git a/Project/applications/smartcities/include/timer-loop.h b/Project/applications/smartcities/include/timer-loop.h
index 0322566..166ebdf 100644
--- a/Project/applications/smartcities/include/timer-loop.h
+++ b/Project/applications/smartcities/include/timer-loop.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #include "libwismart_irqs.h"
 #include "lwip/inet.h"
 
-#define HALF_HOUR	60*3
-#define FIVE_MIN	60*1
-#define LONG_PERIOD		HALF_HOUR
-#define SHORT_PERIOD	FIVE_MIN
+#define HALF_HOUR	    60*30 // time in seconds
+#define FIVE_MIN	    60*5  // time in seconds 
+#define LONG_PERIOD		HALF_HOUR //60*3 // for testing
+#define SHORT_PERIOD	FIVE_MIN  //60*1 // for testing
 
 unsigned int getSystemTime();
 
diff --git a/Project/applications/smartcities/timer-loop.c b/Project/applications/smartcities/timer-loop.c
index deb75ec..3073389 100644
--- a/Project/applications/smartcities/timer-loop.c
+++ b/Project/applications/smartcities/timer-loop.c
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 #include "libwismart_irqs.h"
 #include "lwip/inet.h"
 
-/*#define HALF_HOUR	60*3
-#define FIVE_MIN	60*1
-#define LONG_PERIOD		HALF_HOUR
-#define SHORT_PERIOD	FIVE_MIN*/
-
 void initLibwismart(void)
 {
 	wismart_hwif_t hwif = libwismart_GetDefaultHWIF();