diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/configuration/GLDAllConfigurationHandler.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/configuration/GLDAllConfigurationHandler.java
index 03199b73..4546f6df 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/configuration/GLDAllConfigurationHandler.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/configuration/GLDAllConfigurationHandler.java
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ public class GLDAllConfigurationHandler extends BaseConfigurationHandler impleme
 	public static final String SIMULATOR = "simulator";
 	public static final String SEPARATED_LOADS_FILE = "separated_loads_file";
 	public static final int TIMEFILTER_YEAR = 2013;
+	public static final String RUN_REALTIME = "run_realtime";
+	public static final String TIMESTEP = "timestep";
 
 //	public static final String CONFIGTARGET = "glm";
 	public static final String CONFIGTARGET = "both"; //will build files for both glm and dss
@@ -387,7 +389,9 @@ protected void generateStartupFile(Properties parameters, String tempDataPath, P
 			throw new Exception("Missing parameter "+SIMULATIONID);
 		}
 		String scheduleName = GridAppsDConstants.getStringProperty(parameters, SCHEDULENAME, null);
-
+		
+		boolean run_realtime = GridAppsDConstants.getBooleanProperty(parameters, RUN_REALTIME, true);
+		
 		double nominalv = 0;
 
 		try{
@@ -460,7 +464,10 @@ protected void generateStartupFile(Properties parameters, String tempDataPath, P
 			startupFileWriter.println("      name "+simulationID+";");
 			if(simulator.equalsIgnoreCase("gridlab-d"))
 				startupFileWriter.println("      message_type JSON;");
-			startupFileWriter.println("      publish_period 3;");
+			if(run_realtime)
+				startupFileWriter.println("      publish_period 3;");
+			else
+				startupFileWriter.println("      publish_period 60;");
 			startupFileWriter.println("      configure model_outputs.json;");
 			startupFileWriter.println("}");
 
@@ -477,7 +484,10 @@ protected void generateStartupFile(Properties parameters, String tempDataPath, P
 		startupFileWriter.println("     parent "+simulationID+";");
 		startupFileWriter.println("     property message_type;");
 		startupFileWriter.println("     file "+simulationID+".csv;");
-		startupFileWriter.println("     interval 1;");
+		if(run_realtime)
+			startupFileWriter.println("     interval 1;");
+		else
+			startupFileWriter.println("     interval 60;");
 		startupFileWriter.println("}");
 		/*startupFileWriter.println("object multi_recorder {");
 				startupFileWriter.println("          parent "+simulationName+";");
diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/process/ProcessNewSimulationRequest.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/process/ProcessNewSimulationRequest.java
index 999a598c..f3b72970 100755
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/process/ProcessNewSimulationRequest.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/process/ProcessNewSimulationRequest.java
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ Properties generateSimulationParameters(RequestSimulation requestSimulation){
 		}
 		
 		params.put(GLDAllConfigurationHandler.SIMULATOR, requestSimulation.getSimulation_config().getSimulator());
+		params.put(GLDAllConfigurationHandler.RUN_REALTIME, requestSimulation.getSimulation_config().run_realtime);
+		
 		if(modelConfig.separated_loads_file!=null){
 			params.put(GLDAllConfigurationHandler.SEPARATED_LOADS_FILE, modelConfig.separated_loads_file);
 		} else {