diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index d8ce1e2..a4282f8 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct config_item config_tab[] = {
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("logSyncInterval", 0, INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("logging_level", LOG_INFO, PRINT_LEVEL_MIN, PRINT_LEVEL_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("max_frequency", 900000000, 0, INT_MAX),
+	PORT_ITEM_INT("min_neighbor_prop_delay", -20000000, INT_MIN, -1),
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("neighborPropDelayThresh", 20000000, 0, INT_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("ntpshm_segment", 0, INT_MIN, INT_MAX),
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("path_trace_enabled", 0, 0, 1),
@@ -272,13 +273,7 @@ static enum parser_result parse_pod_setting(const char *option,
 	int val;
 	enum parser_result r;
 
-	if (!strcmp(option, "min_neighbor_prop_delay")) {
-		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val, INT_MIN, -1);
-		if (r != PARSED_OK)
-			return r;
-		pod->min_neighbor_prop_delay = val;
-
-	} else if (!strcmp(option, "egressLatency")) {
+	if (!strcmp(option, "egressLatency")) {
 		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val, INT_MIN, INT_MAX);
 		if (r != PARSED_OK)
 			return r;
diff --git a/ds.h b/ds.h
index fb91d00..23e5033 100644
--- a/ds.h
+++ b/ds.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ struct portDS {
 
 struct port_defaults {
 	struct fault_interval flt_interval_pertype[FT_CNT];
-	int min_neighbor_prop_delay; /*nanoseconds*/
 	int tx_timestamp_offset; /*nanoseconds*/
 	int rx_timestamp_offset; /*nanoseconds*/
 };
diff --git a/port.c b/port.c
index 1e01a78..d01ff73 100644
--- a/port.c
+++ b/port.c
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ static int port_initialize(struct port *p)
 	p->logSyncInterval         = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "logSyncInterval");
 	p->logMinPdelayReqInterval = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "logMinPdelayReqInterval");
 	p->neighborPropDelayThresh = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "neighborPropDelayThresh");
-	p->min_neighbor_prop_delay = p->pod.min_neighbor_prop_delay;
+	p->min_neighbor_prop_delay = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "min_neighbor_prop_delay");
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N_TIMER_FDS; i++) {
 		fd[i] = -1;