diff --git a/pkg/checks/base.go b/pkg/checks/base.go
index 8f98da6a..bde19e55 100644
--- a/pkg/checks/base.go
+++ b/pkg/checks/base.go
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ type Base struct {
 	Mutex sync.Mutex
 	// Done channel is used to notify about shutdown of a check.
 	Done chan struct{}
-	// Update is a channel used to notify about configuration updates.
-	Update chan struct{}
 	// closed is a flag indicating if the check has been shut down.
 	closed bool
 }
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ func NewBase() Base {
 	return Base{
 		Mutex:  sync.Mutex{},
 		Done:   make(chan struct{}, 1),
-		Update: make(chan struct{}, 3),
 		closed: false,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/checks/base_test.go b/pkg/checks/base_test.go
index 47e10493..8721fa65 100644
--- a/pkg/checks/base_test.go
+++ b/pkg/checks/base_test.go
@@ -12,35 +12,30 @@ func TestBase_Shutdown(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
-		b    *Base
+		base *Base
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "shutdown",
-			b: &Base{
-				Done: make(chan struct{}, 1),
-			},
+			base: &Base{Done: make(chan struct{}, 1)},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "already shutdown",
-			b: &Base{
-				Done:   make(chan struct{}, 1),
-				closed: true,
-			},
+			base: &Base{Done: make(chan struct{}, 1), closed: true},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if tt.b.closed {
-				close(tt.b.Done)
+			if tt.base.closed {
+				close(tt.base.Done)
 			}
-			tt.b.Shutdown()
+			tt.base.Shutdown()
 
-			if !tt.b.closed {
+			if !tt.base.closed {
 				t.Error("Base.Shutdown() should close Base.Done")
 			}
 
 			assert.Panics(t, func() {
-				tt.b.Done <- struct{}{}
+				tt.base.Done <- struct{}{}
 			}, "Base.Done should be closed")
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/checks/dns/dns.go b/pkg/checks/dns/dns.go
index 2728d1b0..00a2fe62 100644
--- a/pkg/checks/dns/dns.go
+++ b/pkg/checks/dns/dns.go
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@ func (ch *check) Run(ctx context.Context, cResult chan checks.ResultDTO) error {
 			return ctx.Err()
 		case <-ch.Done:
 			return nil
-		case <-ch.Update:
-			ch.Mutex.Lock()
-			timer.Reset(ch.config.Interval)
-			log.DebugContext(ctx, "Interval of dns check updated", "interval", ch.config.Interval.String())
-			ch.Mutex.Unlock()
 		case <-timer.C:
 			res := ch.check(ctx)
 			cResult <- checks.ResultDTO{
@@ -119,7 +114,7 @@ func (ch *check) UpdateConfig(cfg checks.Runtime) error {
 	if c, ok := cfg.(*Config); ok {
 		ch.Mutex.Lock()
 		defer ch.Mutex.Unlock()
-		if reflect.DeepEqual(ch.config, *c) {
+		if c == nil || reflect.DeepEqual(&ch.config, c) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -133,7 +128,6 @@ func (ch *check) UpdateConfig(cfg checks.Runtime) error {
 		}
 
 		ch.config = *c
-		ch.Update <- struct{}{}
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/checks/health/health.go b/pkg/checks/health/health.go
index 7689df87..5a31e1fb 100644
--- a/pkg/checks/health/health.go
+++ b/pkg/checks/health/health.go
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ func (ch *check) Run(ctx context.Context, cResult chan checks.ResultDTO) error {
 			return ctx.Err()
 		case <-ch.Done:
 			return nil
-		case <-ch.Update:
-			ch.Mutex.Lock()
-			timer.Reset(ch.config.Interval)
-			log.DebugContext(ctx, "Interval of health check updated", "interval", ch.config.Interval.String())
-			ch.Mutex.Unlock()
 		case <-timer.C:
 			res := ch.check(ctx)
 			cResult <- checks.ResultDTO{
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ func (ch *check) UpdateConfig(cfg checks.Runtime) error {
 	if c, ok := cfg.(*Config); ok {
 		ch.Mutex.Lock()
 		defer ch.Mutex.Unlock()
-		if reflect.DeepEqual(ch.config, *c) {
+		if c == nil || reflect.DeepEqual(&ch.config, c) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -121,7 +116,6 @@ func (ch *check) UpdateConfig(cfg checks.Runtime) error {
 		}
 
 		ch.config = *c
-		ch.Update <- struct{}{}
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/checks/latency/latency.go b/pkg/checks/latency/latency.go
index f187eb1d..d78b318f 100644
--- a/pkg/checks/latency/latency.go
+++ b/pkg/checks/latency/latency.go
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ func (ch *check) Run(ctx context.Context, cResult chan checks.ResultDTO) error {
 			return ctx.Err()
 		case <-ch.Done:
 			return nil
-		case <-ch.Update:
-			ch.Mutex.Lock()
-			timer.Reset(ch.config.Interval)
-			log.DebugContext(ctx, "Interval of latency check updated", "interval", ch.config.Interval.String())
-			ch.Mutex.Unlock()
 		case <-timer.C:
 			res := ch.check(ctx)
 			cResult <- checks.ResultDTO{
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ func (ch *check) UpdateConfig(cfg checks.Runtime) error {
 	if c, ok := cfg.(*Config); ok {
 		ch.Mutex.Lock()
 		defer ch.Mutex.Unlock()
-		if reflect.DeepEqual(ch.config, *c) {
+		if c == nil || reflect.DeepEqual(&ch.config, c) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -123,7 +118,6 @@ func (ch *check) UpdateConfig(cfg checks.Runtime) error {
 		}
 
 		ch.config = *c
-		ch.Update <- struct{}{}
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/checks/traceroute/check.go b/pkg/checks/traceroute/check.go
index 873e9e3e..2ad5daed 100644
--- a/pkg/checks/traceroute/check.go
+++ b/pkg/checks/traceroute/check.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type check struct {
 func NewCheck() checks.Check {
 	c := &check{
 		Base:       checks.NewBase(),
-		config:     Config{},
+		config:     Config{Retry: checks.DefaultRetry},
 		traceroute: TraceRoute,
 		metrics:    newMetrics(),
 	}
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ func (ch *check) Run(ctx context.Context, cResult chan checks.ResultDTO) error {
 			return ctx.Err()
 		case <-ch.Done:
 			return nil
-		case <-ch.Update:
-			ch.Mutex.Lock()
-			timer.Reset(ch.config.Interval)
-			log.DebugContext(ctx, "Interval of traceroute check updated", "interval", ch.config.Interval.String())
-			ch.Mutex.Unlock()
 		case <-timer.C:
 			res := ch.check(ctx)
 			ch.metrics.MinHops(res)
@@ -229,7 +224,7 @@ func (ch *check) UpdateConfig(cfg checks.Runtime) error {
 	if c, ok := cfg.(*Config); ok {
 		ch.Mutex.Lock()
 		defer ch.Mutex.Unlock()
-		if reflect.DeepEqual(ch.config, *c) {
+		if c == nil || reflect.DeepEqual(&ch.config, c) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -243,7 +238,6 @@ func (ch *check) UpdateConfig(cfg checks.Runtime) error {
 		}
 
 		ch.config = *c
-		ch.Update <- struct{}{}
 		return nil
 	}