diff --git a/cliOptions.js b/cliOptions.js
index 119124f..7487887 100644
--- a/cliOptions.js
+++ b/cliOptions.js
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ const clientOptions = [
 		name: "metricsinterval",
 		type: Number,
 		defaultOption: 5,
-		description: "Sets the interval for measuring metrics. A value of 5 considers the packets within the last 5 seconds. Defaults to 5."
+		description: "Interval for measuring metrics. A value of 5 considers the packets within the last 5 seconds. Defaults to 5."
+	},
+	{
+		name: "defaultmaxrate",
+		type: Number,
+		defaultOption: 1000,
+		description: "Default max rate for metrics/bars."
 	},
 ];
 
@@ -137,7 +143,13 @@ const centerOptions = [
 		name: "metricsinterval",
 		type: Number,
 		defaultOption: 5,
-		description: "Sets the interval for measuring metrics. A value of 5 considers the packets within the last 5 seconds. Defaults to 5."
+		description: "Interval for measuring metrics. A value of 5 considers the packets within the last 5 seconds. Defaults to 5."
+	},
+	{
+		name: "defaultmaxrate",
+		type: Number,
+		defaultOption: 1000,
+		description: "Default max rate for metrics/bars."
 	},
 ];
 
diff --git a/metrics/metrics.js b/metrics/metrics.js
index 0fb6f39..7a13954 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.js
+++ b/metrics/metrics.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Metric {
 		this.multibar = multibar;
 		this.bar = multibar.create(0, 0);
 		this.bar.update(0, { name: barName });
-		this.maxRate = 1000;
+		this.maxRate = this.options.defaultmaxrate;
 		this.bar.total = this.maxRate;
 		this.buffer = new CircularBuffer(bufferSize);
 		if (refresh) {