diff --git a/src/publisher.c b/src/publisher.c
index d8cd3a3..f826f3b 100644
--- a/src/publisher.c
+++ b/src/publisher.c
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv [])
     __port=atoi(argv[4]);
     __key=argv[5];
 
+    //----- Sanity checks
+    if(__loginterval<MIN_INTERVAL){
+        printf("Log interval is too small (min=%ds)\n",MIN_INTERVAL);
+        exit(2);
+    }
+
     //----- Prepare our context and publisher
     void *context = zmq_ctx_new ();
     void *publisher = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_PUB);