diff --git a/cmd/internal/core/core.go b/cmd/internal/core/core.go
index f87a0e85..f547a332 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/core/core.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/core/core.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"log/slog"
+	"time"
 
 	v1 "github.com/metal-stack/metal-api/pkg/api/v1"
 	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-core/cmd/internal/metrics"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type Core struct {
 	partitionID             string
 	rackID                  string
 	enableReconfigureSwitch bool
+	syncDelay               time.Duration
 	managementGateway       string
 	additionalBridgePorts   []string
 	additionalBridgeVIDs    []string
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	PartitionID           string
 	RackID                string
 	ReconfigureSwitch     bool
+	SyncDelay             time.Duration
 	ManagementGateway     string
 	AdditionalBridgePorts []string
 	AdditionalBridgeVIDs  []string
diff --git a/cmd/internal/core/reconfigure-switch.go b/cmd/internal/core/reconfigure-switch.go
index de804414..d890bd3d 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/core/reconfigure-switch.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/core/reconfigure-switch.go
@@ -17,13 +17,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ReconfigureSwitch struct {
-	Core *Core
+	Core     *Core
+	lastSync time.Time
 }
 
 // ReconfigureSwitch reconfigures the switch.
 func (r *ReconfigureSwitch) Run() {
 	host, _ := os.Hostname()
 	r.Core.log.Info("trigger reconfiguration")
+
+	// Max every 5 Seconds, TODO configurable ?
+	if time.Since(r.lastSync) < 5*time.Second {
+		r.Core.log.Info("skiping reconfiguration because of last reconfiguration was too recent")
+		return
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(r.Core.syncDelay)
+
 	start := time.Now()
 	err := r.Core.reconfigureSwitch(host)
 	elapsed := time.Since(start)
@@ -42,6 +52,7 @@ func (r *ReconfigureSwitch) Run() {
 		r.Core.metrics.CountError("switch-reconfiguration")
 	} else {
 		r.Core.log.Info("reconfiguration succeeded")
+		r.lastSync = time.Now()
 	}
 
 	params.Body = nr
diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index 273014cf..24e471c9 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func Run() {
 		PartitionID:           cfg.PartitionID,
 		RackID:                cfg.RackID,
 		ReconfigureSwitch:     cfg.ReconfigureSwitch,
+		SyncDelay:             cfg.SyncDelay,
 		ManagementGateway:     cfg.ManagementGateway,
 		AdditionalBridgePorts: cfg.AdditionalBridgePorts,
 		AdditionalBridgeVIDs:  cfg.AdditionalBridgeVIDs,