diff --git a/hawkbit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ControllerPollProperties.java b/hawkbit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ControllerPollProperties.java
index 6812afbbd..6f64c1092 100644
--- a/hawkbit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ControllerPollProperties.java
+++ b/hawkbit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ControllerPollProperties.java
@@ -23,37 +23,21 @@ public class ControllerPollProperties {
      * Recommended target polling time for DDI API. Final choice is up to the
      * target.
      */
-    private String pollingTime = "00:05:00";
+    private String pollingTime;
 
     /**
      * Assumed time frame where the target is considered overdue when no DDI
      * polling has been registered by the update server.
      */
-    private String pollingOverdueTime = "00:05:00";
+    private String pollingOverdueTime;
     private String maxPollingTime = "23:59:00";
     private String minPollingTime = "00:00:30";
 
-    public String getPollingTime() {
-        return pollingTime;
-    }
-
-    public void setPollingTime(final String pollingTime) {
-        this.pollingTime = pollingTime;
-    }
-
-    public String getPollingOverdueTime() {
-        return pollingOverdueTime;
-    }
-
-    public void setPollingOverdueTime(final String pollingOverdue) {
-        this.pollingOverdueTime = pollingOverdue;
-    }
-
     public String getMaxPollingTime() {
         return maxPollingTime;
     }
 
-    public void setMaxPollingTime(String maxPollingTime) {
+    public void setMaxPollingTime(final String maxPollingTime) {
         this.maxPollingTime = maxPollingTime;
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +45,7 @@ public class ControllerPollProperties {
         return minPollingTime;
     }
 
-    public void setMinPollingTime(String minPollingTime) {
+    public void setMinPollingTime(final String minPollingTime) {
         this.minPollingTime = minPollingTime;
     }
 
diff --git a/hawkbit-rest-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/controller/RootController.java b/hawkbit-rest-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/controller/RootController.java
index 6928ee7b5..338ab689e 100644
--- a/hawkbit-rest-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/controller/RootController.java
+++ b/hawkbit-rest-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/controller/RootController.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import javax.validation.Valid;
 
-import org.eclipse.hawkbit.ControllerPollProperties;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.artifact.repository.model.DbArtifact;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.cache.CacheWriteNotify;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.controller.model.ActionFeedback;
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import org.eclipse.hawkbit.controller.model.Result.FinalResult;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.ArtifactManagement;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.ControllerManagement;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.SoftwareManagement;
+import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.TenantConfigurationManagement;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.exception.EntityNotFoundException;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.Action;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.Action.Status;
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.TargetUpdateStatus;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.rest.resource.helper.RestResourceConversionHelper;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.security.HawkbitSecurityProperties;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.tenancy.TenantAware;
+import org.eclipse.hawkbit.tenancy.configuration.TenantConfigurationKey;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.util.IpUtil;
 import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -77,8 +78,6 @@ public class RootController {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RootController.class);
     private static final String GIVEN_ACTION_IS_NOT_ASSIGNED_TO_GIVEN_TARGET = "given action ({}) is not assigned to given target ({}).";
 
-    private static final String SP_SERVER_CONFIG_PREFIX = "hawkbit.server.";
-
     @Autowired
     private ControllerManagement controllerManagement;
 
@@ -88,15 +87,15 @@ public class RootController {
     @Autowired
     private ArtifactManagement artifactManagement;
 
-    @Autowired
-    private ControllerPollProperties controllerPollProperties;
-
     @Autowired
     private CacheWriteNotify cacheWriteNotify;
 
     @Autowired
     private TenantAware tenantAware;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private TenantConfigurationManagement tenantConfigurationManagement;
+
     @Autowired
     private HawkbitSecurityProperties securityProperties;
 
@@ -154,10 +153,11 @@ public class RootController {
                     IpUtil.getClientIpFromRequest(request, securityProperties.getClients().getRemoteIpHeader()));
         }
 
-        return new ResponseEntity<>(
-                DataConversionHelper.fromTarget(target, controllerManagement.findActionByTargetAndActive(target),
-                        controllerPollProperties.getPollingTime(), tenantAware),
-                HttpStatus.OK);
+        final String pollingTime = tenantConfigurationManagement
+                .getConfigurationValue(TenantConfigurationKey.POLLING_TIME_INTERVAL, String.class).getValue();
+
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(DataConversionHelper.fromTarget(target,
+                controllerManagement.findActionByTargetAndActive(target), pollingTime, tenantAware), HttpStatus.OK);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/hawkbit-rest-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/controller/RootControllerTest.java b/hawkbit-rest-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/controller/RootControllerTest.java
index 45bf5755b..6a1ee73fc 100644
--- a/hawkbit-rest-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/controller/RootControllerTest.java
+++ b/hawkbit-rest-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/controller/RootControllerTest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.DistributionSet;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.Target;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.TargetUpdateStatus;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.rest.resource.JsonBuilder;
+import org.eclipse.hawkbit.tenancy.configuration.TenantConfigurationKey;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.util.IpUtil;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.MediaTypes;
@@ -133,6 +134,19 @@ public class RootControllerTest extends AbstractIntegrationTestWithMongoDB {
                 .andExpect(status().isMethodNotAllowed());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Description("Ensures that tenant polling time, which is save in the db, exists.")
+    public void testModifyGloablPollingTime() throws Exception {
+        tenantConfigurationManagement.addOrUpdateConfiguration(TenantConfigurationKey.POLLING_TIME_INTERVAL,
+                "00:02:00");
+
+        mvc.perform(get("/{tenant}/controller/v1/4711", tenantAware.getCurrentTenant()))
+                .andDo(MockMvcResultPrinter.print()).andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().contentType(MediaTypes.HAL_JSON))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$config.polling.sleep", equalTo("00:02:00")));
+
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Description("Ensures that etag check results in not modified response if provided etag by client is identical to entity in repository.")
     public void rootRsNotModified() throws Exception {