diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 04e307835..983e45175 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ func init() {
 	masterOptions.peers = cmdServer.Flag.String("master.peers", "", "all master nodes in comma separated ip:masterPort list")
 	masterOptions.volumeSizeLimitMB = cmdServer.Flag.Uint("master.volumeSizeLimitMB", 30*1000, "Master stops directing writes to oversized volumes.")
 	masterOptions.volumePreallocate = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("master.volumePreallocate", false, "Preallocate disk space for volumes.")
-	masterOptions.pulseSeconds = cmdServer.Flag.Int("pulseSeconds", 5, "number of seconds between heartbeats")
 	masterOptions.defaultReplication = cmdServer.Flag.String("master.defaultReplication", "000", "Default replication type if not specified.")
 	masterOptions.garbageThreshold = cmdServer.Flag.Float64("garbageThreshold", 0.3, "threshold to vacuum and reclaim spaces")
 
@@ -144,7 +143,9 @@ func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 	serverOptions.v.idleConnectionTimeout = serverTimeout
 	serverOptions.v.dataCenter = serverDataCenter
 	serverOptions.v.rack = serverRack
+
 	serverOptions.v.pulseSeconds = pulseSeconds
+	masterOptions.pulseSeconds = pulseSeconds
 
 	masterOptions.whiteList = serverWhiteListOption