diff --git a/respond/collector.go b/respond/collector.go
index ae52cf0..d905921 100644
--- a/respond/collector.go
+++ b/respond/collector.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Collector struct {
 type OnReceive func(net.UDPAddr, interface{})
 
 //NewCollector creates a Collector struct
-func NewCollector(CollectType string, interval time.Duration, msgStruct interface{}, onReceive OnReceive) *Collector {
+func NewCollector(CollectType string, initialDelay time.Duration, interval time.Duration, msgStruct interface{}, onReceive OnReceive) *Collector {
 	// Parse address
 	addr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", "[::]:0")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -52,8 +52,11 @@ func NewCollector(CollectType string, interval time.Duration, msgStruct interfac
 	go collector.parser()
 
 	// Run senders
-	go collector.sendOnce() // immediately
-	go collector.sender()   // periodically
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(initialDelay)
+		collector.sendOnce() // immediately
+		collector.sender()   // periodically
+	}()
 
 	return collector
 }
diff --git a/respond/multi_collector.go b/respond/multi_collector.go
index a46d6a4..85c7b09 100644
--- a/respond/multi_collector.go
+++ b/respond/multi_collector.go
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ type MultiCollector struct {
 func NewMultiCollector(interval time.Duration, onReceive OnReceive) *MultiCollector {
 	return &MultiCollector{
 		collectors: []*Collector{
-			NewCollector("statistics", interval, data.Statistics{}, onReceive),
-			NewCollector("nodeinfo", interval, data.NodeInfo{}, onReceive),
-			NewCollector("neighbours", interval, data.Neighbours{}, onReceive),
+			NewCollector("statistics", 0, interval, data.Statistics{}, onReceive),
+			NewCollector("nodeinfo", time.Second*3, interval, data.NodeInfo{}, onReceive),
+			NewCollector("neighbours", time.Second*6, interval, data.Neighbours{}, onReceive),
 		},
 	}
 }