diff --git a/src/hello-protocol.hpp b/src/hello-protocol.hpp
index 30385d9..25868bd 100644
--- a/src/hello-protocol.hpp
+++ b/src/hello-protocol.hpp
@@ -33,15 +33,14 @@
 
 class HelloProtocol
 {
-
 public:
   HelloProtocol(Nlsr& nlsr, ndn::Scheduler& scheduler)
     : m_nlsr(nlsr)
     , m_scheduler(scheduler)
+    , m_adjLsaBuildInterval(static_cast<uint32_t>(ADJ_LSA_BUILD_INTERVAL_DEFAULT))
   {
   }
 
-public:
   void
   scheduleInterest(uint32_t seconds);
 
@@ -54,6 +53,18 @@
   void
   processInterest(const ndn::Name& name, const ndn::Interest& interest);
 
+  void
+  setAdjLsaBuildInterval(uint32_t interval)
+  {
+    m_adjLsaBuildInterval = ndn::time::seconds(interval);
+  }
+
+  const ndn::time::seconds&
+  getAdjLsaBuildInterval() const
+  {
+    return m_adjLsaBuildInterval;
+  }
+
 private:
   void
   processInterestTimedOut(const ndn::Interest& interest);
@@ -85,6 +96,8 @@
 
   static const std::string INFO_COMPONENT;
   static const std::string NLSR_COMPONENT;
+
+  ndn::time::seconds m_adjLsaBuildInterval;
 };
 
 } //namespace nlsr