diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93d432c..f71adca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Both CPU/RAM monitoring and URL monitoring can be set on their own monitoring pe
 
 **Configuration options:**
 
-- **hostMonitoringPeriod** - the delay in between the CPU and RAM usage being probed (defined in seconds).
-- **urlMonitoringPeriod** - the delay in between monitoring all of the URLs (defined in seconds).
+- **hostMonitoringPeriod** - the delay in between the CPU and RAM usage being probed (defined in seconds). 0 to disable.
+- **urlMonitoringPeriod** - the delay in between monitoring all of the URLs (defined in seconds). 0 to disable.
 - **urls** - the list of URLs to monitor (e.g. ["url1", "url2"]).
 - **urlTimeout** - the delay before considering a URL to have timed out.
 - **maxWorkers** - the amount of threads to use when pulling URL resources. Do not set above the maximum number of threads on the host.
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8d036d7..d3c2982 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def monitorHost(stop_event):
 
     nonPOSIXCPUStarted = False
 
-    while not (stop_event.is_set()):
+    while not (stop_event.is_set()) and (config.hostMonitoringPeriod > 0):
 
         while not (stop_event.is_set()) and (time.strftime("%H:%M:%S") >= config.hostMonitorStartTime and time.strftime("%H:%M:%S") <= config.hostMonitorEndTime):
         
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def monitorHost(stop_event):
 
 def monitorUrls(stop_event):
 
-    while not (stop_event.is_set()):
+    while not (stop_event.is_set()) and (config.urlMonitoringPeriod > 0):
 
         while not (stop_event.is_set()) and (time.strftime("%H:%M:%S") >= config.urlMonitorStartTime and time.strftime("%H:%M:%S") <= config.urlMonitorEndTime):