diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 483b6ac..2056702 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bme680-json"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bme680",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ea9ec14..59f383e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bme680-json"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ca9ba69..82ab1a3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ struct Args {
     /// I2C address to use
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = String::from("/dev/i2c-1"))]
     i2c_address: String,
+
+    /// Delay reading by the specified amount in milliseconds.
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 1000)]
+    delay_before_read: u32
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     dev.set_sensor_settings(&mut delay, &settings)?;
     dev.set_sensor_mode(&mut delay, PowerMode::ForcedMode)?;
 
-    Delay {}.delay_ms(5000u32);
+    Delay {}.delay_ms(args.delay_before_read);
     let (data, _) = dev.get_measurement(&mut delay)?;
     let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&JsonData{
         temperature: data.temperature_celsius(),