diff --git a/daemon/firewall/common/common.go b/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
index 67e3afff..017cfa8e 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ var (
 	RestoreChains  = true
 	BackupChains   = true
 	ReloadConf     = true
+
+	DefaultCheckInterval = 10 * time.Second
+	RulesCheckerDisabled = "0s"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -25,13 +28,14 @@ type (
 	// Common holds common fields and functionality of both firewalls,
 	// iptables and nftables.
 	Common struct {
-		RulesChecker *time.Ticker
-		ErrChan      chan string
-		QueueNum     uint16
-		stopChecker  chan bool
-		Running      bool
-		Intercepting bool
-		FwEnabled    bool
+		RulesChecker       *time.Ticker
+		RulesCheckInterval time.Duration
+		ErrChan            chan string
+		stopChecker        chan bool
+		QueueNum           uint16
+		Running            bool
+		Intercepting       bool
+		FwEnabled          bool
 		sync.RWMutex
 	}
 )
@@ -67,6 +71,17 @@ func (c *Common) SendError(err string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Common) SetRulesCheckerInterval(interval string) {
+	dur, err := time.ParseDuration(interval)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warning("Invalid rules checker interval (falling back to %s): %s", DefaultCheckInterval, err)
+		c.RulesCheckInterval = DefaultCheckInterval
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.RulesCheckInterval = dur
+}
+
 // SetQueueNum sets the queue number used by the firewall.
 // It's the queue where all intercepted connections will be sent.
 func (c *Common) SetQueueNum(qNum *int) {
@@ -109,6 +124,10 @@ func (c *Common) IsIntercepting() bool {
 func (c *Common) NewRulesChecker(areRulesLoaded callbackBool, reloadRules callback) {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
+	if c.RulesCheckInterval.String() == RulesCheckerDisabled {
+		log.Info("Fw rules checker disabled ...")
+		return
+	}
 
 	if c.RulesChecker != nil {
 		c.RulesChecker.Stop()
@@ -119,7 +138,8 @@ func (c *Common) NewRulesChecker(areRulesLoaded callbackBool, reloadRules callba
 		}
 	}
 	c.stopChecker = make(chan bool, 1)
-	c.RulesChecker = time.NewTicker(time.Second * 10)
+	log.Info("Starting new fw checker every %s ...", DefaultCheckInterval)
+	c.RulesChecker = time.NewTicker(c.RulesCheckInterval)
 
 	go startCheckingRules(c.stopChecker, c.RulesChecker, areRulesLoaded, reloadRules)
 }
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/config/config.go b/daemon/firewall/config/config.go
index e25a63a5..63b1aa07 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/config/config.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/config/config.go
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ type SystemConfig struct {
 // This is the configuration to manage the system firewall (iptables, nftables).
 type Config struct {
 	sync.Mutex
-	file            string
 	watcher         *fsnotify.Watcher
-	monitorExitChan chan bool
 	SysConfig       SystemConfig
+	monitorExitChan chan bool
+	file            string
 
 	// preloadCallback is called before reloading the configuration,
 	// in order to delete old fw rules.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // NewSystemFwConfig initializes config fields
-func (c *Config) NewSystemFwConfig(preLoadCb, reLoadCb func()) (*Config, error) {
+func (c *Config) NewSystemFwConfig(configPath string, preLoadCb, reLoadCb func()) (*Config, error) {
 	var err error
 	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (c *Config) NewSystemFwConfig(preLoadCb, reLoadCb func()) (*Config, error)
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
-	c.file = "/etc/opensnitchd/system-fw.json"
+	c.file = configPath
 	c.monitorExitChan = make(chan bool, 1)
 	c.preloadCallback = preLoadCb
 	c.reloadCallback = reLoadCb
@@ -151,7 +151,13 @@ func (c *Config) NewSystemFwConfig(preLoadCb, reLoadCb func()) (*Config, error)
 	return c, nil
 }
 
-func (c *Config) SetFile(file string) {
+// SetConfigFile sets the absolute path to the configuration file to use.
+// If it's empty, it'll be ignored (when changing the fw type for example).
+func (c *Config) SetConfigFile(file string) {
+	if file == "" {
+		log.Debug("Firewall configuration file not provided, ignoring")
+		return
+	}
 	c.file = file
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/iptables/iptables.go b/daemon/firewall/iptables/iptables.go
index d4b9dcc8..8bc861cb 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/iptables/iptables.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/iptables/iptables.go
@@ -96,17 +96,18 @@ func (ipt *Iptables) Name() string {
 
 // Init inserts the firewall rules and starts monitoring for firewall
 // changes.
-func (ipt *Iptables) Init(qNum *int) {
+func (ipt *Iptables) Init(qNum *int, configPath, monitorInterval string) {
 	if ipt.IsRunning() {
 		return
 	}
 	ipt.SetQueueNum(qNum)
+	ipt.SetRulesCheckerInterval(monitorInterval)
 	ipt.ErrChan = make(chan string, 100)
 
 	// In order to clean up any existing firewall rule before start,
 	// we need to load the fw configuration first to know what rules
 	// were configured.
-	ipt.NewSystemFwConfig(ipt.preloadConfCallback, ipt.reloadRulesCallback)
+	ipt.NewSystemFwConfig(configPath, ipt.preloadConfCallback, ipt.reloadRulesCallback)
 	ipt.LoadDiskConfiguration(!common.ReloadConf)
 
 	// start from a clean state
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ func (ipt *Iptables) Init(qNum *int) {
 
 // Stop deletes the firewall rules, allowing network traffic.
 func (ipt *Iptables) Stop() {
+	ipt.ErrChan = make(chan string, 100)
 	if ipt.Running == false {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/nftables/nftables.go b/daemon/firewall/nftables/nftables.go
index d3e9d6d8..32b91938 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/nftables/nftables.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/nftables/nftables.go
@@ -71,19 +71,20 @@ func (n *Nft) Name() string {
 
 // Init inserts the firewall rules and starts monitoring for firewall
 // changes.
-func (n *Nft) Init(qNum *int) {
+func (n *Nft) Init(qNum *int, configPath, monitorInterval string) {
 	if n.IsRunning() {
 		return
 	}
+	n.Conn = NewNft()
 	n.ErrChan = make(chan string, 100)
 	InitMapsStore()
 	n.SetQueueNum(qNum)
-	n.Conn = NewNft()
+	n.SetRulesCheckerInterval(monitorInterval)
 
 	// In order to clean up any existing firewall rule before start,
 	// we need to load the fw configuration first to know what rules
 	// were configured.
-	n.NewSystemFwConfig(n.PreloadConfCallback, n.ReloadConfCallback)
+	n.NewSystemFwConfig(configPath, n.PreloadConfCallback, n.ReloadConfCallback)
 	n.LoadDiskConfiguration(!common.ReloadConf)
 
 	// start from a clean state
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ func (n *Nft) Init(qNum *int) {
 
 // Stop deletes the firewall rules, allowing network traffic.
 func (n *Nft) Stop() {
+	n.ErrChan = make(chan string, 100)
 	if n.IsRunning() == false {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/nftables/system_test.go b/daemon/firewall/nftables/system_test.go
index 59d2f013..1e787f4a 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/nftables/system_test.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/nftables/system_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ type sysChainsListT struct {
 	expectedRules int
 }
 
+var (
+	configFile = "./testdata/test-sysfw-conf.json"
+)
+
 func TestAddSystemRules(t *testing.T) {
 	nftest.SkipIfNotPrivileged(t)
 
@@ -21,12 +25,12 @@ func TestAddSystemRules(t *testing.T) {
 	defer nftest.CleanupSystemConn(t, newNS)
 	nftest.Fw.Conn = conn
 
-	cfg, err := nftest.Fw.NewSystemFwConfig(nftest.Fw.PreloadConfCallback, nftest.Fw.ReloadConfCallback)
+	cfg, err := nftest.Fw.NewSystemFwConfig(configFile, nftest.Fw.PreloadConfCallback, nftest.Fw.ReloadConfCallback)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Logf("Error creating fw config: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	cfg.SetFile("./testdata/test-sysfw-conf.json")
+	cfg.SetConfigFile("./testdata/test-sysfw-conf.json")
 	if err := cfg.LoadDiskConfiguration(false); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error loading config from disk: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -69,12 +73,12 @@ func TestFwConfDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 	defer nftest.CleanupSystemConn(t, newNS)
 	nftest.Fw.Conn = conn
 
-	cfg, err := nftest.Fw.NewSystemFwConfig(nftest.Fw.PreloadConfCallback, nftest.Fw.ReloadConfCallback)
+	cfg, err := nftest.Fw.NewSystemFwConfig(configFile, nftest.Fw.PreloadConfCallback, nftest.Fw.ReloadConfCallback)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Logf("Error creating fw config: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	cfg.SetFile("./testdata/test-sysfw-conf.json")
+	cfg.SetConfigFile("./testdata/test-sysfw-conf.json")
 	if err := cfg.LoadDiskConfiguration(false); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error loading config from disk: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -108,12 +112,12 @@ func TestDeleteSystemRules(t *testing.T) {
 	defer nftest.CleanupSystemConn(t, newNS)
 	nftest.Fw.Conn = conn
 
-	cfg, err := nftest.Fw.NewSystemFwConfig(nftest.Fw.PreloadConfCallback, nftest.Fw.ReloadConfCallback)
+	cfg, err := nftest.Fw.NewSystemFwConfig(configFile, nftest.Fw.PreloadConfCallback, nftest.Fw.ReloadConfCallback)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Logf("Error creating fw config: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	cfg.SetFile("./testdata/test-sysfw-conf.json")
+	cfg.SetConfigFile("./testdata/test-sysfw-conf.json")
 	if err := cfg.LoadDiskConfiguration(false); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error loading config from disk: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/rules.go b/daemon/firewall/rules.go
index f7644797..222e9eda 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/rules.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/rules.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 // Firewall is the interface that all firewalls (iptables, nftables) must implement.
 type Firewall interface {
-	Init(*int)
+	Init(*int, string, string)
 	Stop()
 	Name() string
 	IsRunning() bool
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var (
 // We'll try to use the firewall configured in the configuration (iptables/nftables).
 // If iptables is not installed, we can add nftables rules directly to the kernel,
 // without relying on any binaries.
-func Init(fwType string, qNum *int) (err error) {
+func Init(fwType, configPath, monitorInterval string, qNum *int) (err error) {
 	if fwType == iptables.Name {
 		fw, err = iptables.Fw()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func Init(fwType string, qNum *int) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Firewall not initialized")
 	}
 	fw.Stop()
-	fw.Init(qNum)
+	fw.Init(qNum, configPath, monitorInterval)
 	queueNum = *qNum
 
 	log.Info("Using %s firewall", fw.Name())
@@ -99,19 +99,13 @@ func CleanRules(logErrors bool) {
 	fw.CleanRules(logErrors)
 }
 
-// ChangeFw stops current firewall and initializes a new one.
-func ChangeFw(fwtype string) (err error) {
+// Reload stops current firewall and initializes a new one.
+func Reload(fwtype, configPath, monitorInterval string) (err error) {
 	Stop()
-	err = Init(fwtype, &queueNum)
+	err = Init(fwtype, configPath, monitorInterval, &queueNum)
 	return
 }
 
-// Reload deletes existing firewall rules and readds them.
-func Reload() {
-	fw.Stop()
-	fw.Init(&queueNum)
-}
-
 // ReloadSystemRules deletes existing rules, and add them again
 func ReloadSystemRules() {
 	fw.DeleteSystemRules(!common.ForcedDelRules, common.RestoreChains, true)
diff --git a/daemon/main.go b/daemon/main.go
index 22c11f21..e04af2ed 100644
--- a/daemon/main.go
+++ b/daemon/main.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ var (
 	logMicro          = false
 	rulesPath         = "/etc/opensnitchd/rules/"
 	configFile        = "/etc/opensnitchd/default-config.json"
+	fwConfigFile      = "/etc/opensnitchd/system-fw.json"
 	noLiveReload      = false
 	queueNum          = 0
 	repeatQueueNum    int //will be set later to queueNum + 1
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&noLiveReload, "no-live-reload", debug, "Disable rules live reloading.")
 
 	flag.StringVar(&configFile, "config-file", configFile, "Path to the daemon configuration file.")
+	flag.StringVar(&fwConfigFile, "fw-config-file", fwConfigFile, "Path to the system fw configuration file.")
 	flag.StringVar(&logFile, "log-file", logFile, "Write logs to this file instead of the standard output.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&logUTC, "log-utc", logUTC, "Write logs output with UTC timezone (enabled by default).")
 	flag.BoolVar(&logMicro, "log-micro", logMicro, "Write logs output with microsecond timestamp (disabled by default).")
@@ -556,8 +558,17 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	repeatPktChan = repeatQueue.Packets()
 
+	fwConfigPath := fwConfigFile
+	if cfg.FwOptions.ConfigPath != "" {
+		fwConfigPath = cfg.FwOptions.ConfigPath
+	}
+	log.Info("Using system fw configuration %s ...", fwConfigPath)
 	// queue is ready, run firewall rules and start intercepting connections
-	if err = firewall.Init(uiClient.GetFirewallType(), &queueNum); err != nil {
+	if err = firewall.Init(
+		uiClient.GetFirewallType(),
+		fwConfigPath,
+		cfg.FwOptions.MonitorInterval,
+		&queueNum); err != nil {
 		log.Warning("%s", err)
 		uiClient.SendWarningAlert(err)
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/ui/config/config.go b/daemon/ui/config/config.go
index 9730c203..37a1ce2c 100644
--- a/daemon/ui/config/config.go
+++ b/daemon/ui/config/config.go
@@ -49,16 +49,24 @@ type rulesOptions struct {
 	EnableChecksums bool   `json:"EnableChecksums"`
 }
 
+type fwOptions struct {
+	Firewall         string `json:"Firewall"`
+	ConfigPath       string `json:"ConfigPath"`
+	ActionOnOverflow string `json:"ActionOnOverflow"`
+	MonitorInterval  string `json:"MonitorInterval"`
+}
+
 // Config holds the values loaded from configFile
 type Config struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 	Server            serverConfig           `json:"Server"`
 	Stats             statistics.StatsConfig `json:"Stats"`
-	Rules             rulesOptions           `json:"Rules"`
 	DefaultAction     string                 `json:"DefaultAction"`
 	DefaultDuration   string                 `json:"DefaultDuration"`
 	ProcMonitorMethod string                 `json:"ProcMonitorMethod"`
+	Rules             rulesOptions           `json:"Rules"`
 	Firewall          string                 `json:"Firewall"`
+	FwOptions         fwOptions              `json:"FwOptions"`
 	LogLevel          *int32                 `json:"LogLevel"`
 	InterceptUnknown  bool                   `json:"InterceptUnknown"`
 	LogUTC            bool                   `json:"LogUTC"`
diff --git a/daemon/ui/config_utils.go b/daemon/ui/config_utils.go
index c39505cf..52564f80 100644
--- a/daemon/ui/config_utils.go
+++ b/daemon/ui/config_utils.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/daemon/firewall"
 	"github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/daemon/log"
 	"github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/daemon/procmon/monitor"
 	"github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/daemon/rule"
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ func (c *Client) loadDiskConfiguration(reload bool) {
 	}
 
 	if reload {
+		firewall.Reload(
+			clientConfig.Firewall,
+			clientConfig.FwOptions.ConfigPath,
+			clientConfig.FwOptions.MonitorInterval,
+		)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/daemon/ui/notifications.go b/daemon/ui/notifications.go
index 8df85344..dd6199a0 100644
--- a/daemon/ui/notifications.go
+++ b/daemon/ui/notifications.go
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ func (c *Client) handleActionChangeConfig(stream protocol.UI_NotificationsClient
 	}
 
 	if c.GetFirewallType() != newConf.Firewall {
-		firewall.ChangeFw(newConf.Firewall)
+		firewall.Reload(
+			newConf.Firewall,
+			newConf.FwOptions.ConfigPath,
+			newConf.FwOptions.MonitorInterval,
+		)
 	}
 
 	if err := monitor.ReconfigureMonitorMethod(newConf.ProcMonitorMethod); err != nil {