diff --git a/apps/log_monitor/src/gatherer.erl b/apps/log_monitor/src/gatherer.erl
index dba78ec..5cb8bbe 100644
--- a/apps/log_monitor/src/gatherer.erl
+++ b/apps/log_monitor/src/gatherer.erl
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ init([File, ErrorRegex]) ->
 state_off({log_line, Text}, State = #state_off{log = Log}) ->
     case isError(Text, Log#log.error_regex) of
         true ->
-            Timeout = timer_time(),
-            MaxTimeout = safe_timer_time(),
+            Timeout = gathering_time(),
+            MaxTimeout = max_gathering_time(),
             Now = to_milliseconds(os:timestamp()),
             Until = Now + Timeout,
             MaxUntil = Now + MaxTimeout,
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ state_off({log_line, Text}, State = #state_off{log = Log}) ->
 state_on({log_line, Text}, #state_on{log = Log, error = Error, until = Until, max_until = MaxUntil}) ->
     case isError(Text, Log#log.error_regex) of
         true ->
-            Timeout = timer_time(),
+            Timeout = gathering_time(),
             Now = to_milliseconds(os:timestamp()),
             NewUntil = min(Now + Timeout, MaxUntil),
             {next_state,
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ isError(Text, ErrorRegex) ->
             false
     end.
 
-timer_time() ->
-    {ok, ProcessingConfig} = application:get_env(log_monitor, processing_config),
+gathering_time() ->
+    {ok, ProcessingConfig} = application:get_env(log_monitor, general),
     proplists:get_value(gathering_time, ProcessingConfig, ?DEFAULT_TIMER_TIME).
 
-safe_timer_time() ->
-    {ok, ProcessingConfig} = application:get_env(log_monitor, processing_config),
+max_gathering_time() ->
+    {ok, ProcessingConfig} = application:get_env(log_monitor, general),
     proplists:get_value(max_gathering_time, ProcessingConfig, ?DEFAULT_TIMER_TIME).
 
 to_milliseconds({Me, S, Mu}) ->
diff --git a/apps/log_monitor/src/watcher.erl b/apps/log_monitor/src/watcher.erl
index 1ae2a05..dfdcd4c 100644
--- a/apps/log_monitor/src/watcher.erl
+++ b/apps/log_monitor/src/watcher.erl
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
          terminate/2, code_change/3]).
 
 -define(SERVER, ?MODULE).
--define(TAIL_CMD, "/usr/bin/tail -n0 --follow=name ").
 
 -record(state, {file, supervisor, port}).
 
@@ -54,7 +53,9 @@ start_link(SupPid, File) ->
 init([SupPid, File]) ->
     timer:sleep(1000),
     config ! {watcher_init, File},
-    Cmd = ?TAIL_CMD ++ File,
+    {ok, GeneralConfig} = application:get_env(log_monitor, general),
+    TailCmd = proplists:get_value(tail_cmd, GeneralConfig),
+    Cmd = TailCmd ++ " " ++ File,
     Port = open_port({spawn, Cmd}, [stderr_to_stdout, exit_status, binary]),
     {ok, #state{file = File, supervisor = SupPid, port = Port}}.
 
diff --git a/config/log_monitor.config b/config/log_monitor.config
index cd82f8d..a396883 100644
--- a/config/log_monitor.config
+++ b/config/log_monitor.config
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 [
   { log_monitor, 
     [
+      {general,
+        [
+          %% Command to watch the log files.
+          {tail_cmd, "/usr/bin/tail -n0 --follow=name"},
+
+          %% How long to gather log lines after an error occurs.
+          %% If another error occurs, the time is reset.
+          {gathering_time, 1000},
+
+          %% Max time for gathering log lines.
+          %% Precaution in case of infinite consecutive errors.
+          {max_gathering_time, 30000}
+        ]
+      },
+
       {email_config,
         [
           {sender, "log@monitor.com"},
@@ -24,17 +39,6 @@
           }
         ]
       },
-      {processing_config,
-        [
-          %% How long to gather log lines after an error occurs.
-          %% If another error occurs, the time is reset.
-          {gathering_time, 1000},
-
-          %% Max time for gathering log lines.
-          %% Precaution in case of infinite consecutive errors.
-          {max_gathering_time, 30000}
-        ]
-      },
 
       %% Location of the file that contains the logs to monitor.
       {logfiles_config, "/home/fsalvini/gitRepos/log_monitor/config/logfiles.config"}