diff --git a/src/ArduinoIoTCloud.cpp b/src/ArduinoIoTCloud.cpp
index 92c8557fd..ee45521a6 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoIoTCloud.cpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoIoTCloud.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void ArduinoIoTCloudClass::addPropertyReal(Property& property, String name, int
   }
 
   if (seconds == ON_CHANGE) {
-    addPropertyToContainer(_property_container, property, name, permission, tag).publishOnChange(minDelta, DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES_MILLIS).onUpdate(fn).onSync(synFn);
+    addPropertyToContainer(_property_container, property, name, permission, tag).publishOnChange(minDelta, Property::DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES_MILLIS).onUpdate(fn).onSync(synFn);
   } else {
     addPropertyToContainer(_property_container, property, name, permission, tag).publishEvery(seconds).onUpdate(fn).onSync(synFn);
   }
diff --git a/src/ArduinoIoTCloud.h b/src/ArduinoIoTCloud.h
index 23e3b3a80..c15bc50dd 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoIoTCloud.h
+++ b/src/ArduinoIoTCloud.h
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ class ArduinoIoTCloudClass
 
 #define addProperty( v, ...) addPropertyReal(v, #v, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-    static unsigned long const DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES_MILLIS = 500; /* Data rate throttled to 2 Hz */
-
     /* The following methods are used for non-LoRa boards which can use the 
      * name of the property to identify a given property within a CBOR message.
      */
diff --git a/src/property/Property.cpp b/src/property/Property.cpp
index f5e187946..062e352fe 100644
--- a/src/property/Property.cpp
+++ b/src/property/Property.cpp
@@ -29,25 +29,26 @@
    CTOR/DTOR
  ******************************************************************************/
 Property::Property()
-  :   _name(""),
-      _min_delta_property(0.0f),
-      _min_time_between_updates_millis(0),
-      _permission(Permission::Read),
-      _get_time_func{nullptr},
-      _update_callback_func(nullptr),
-      _sync_callback_func(nullptr),
-      _has_been_updated_once(false),
-      _has_been_modified_in_callback(false),
-      _last_updated_millis(0),
-      _update_interval_millis(0),
-      _last_local_change_timestamp(0),
-      _last_cloud_change_timestamp(0),
-      _identifier(0),
-      _attributeIdentifier(0),
-      _lightPayload(false),
-      _update_requested(false),
-      _encode_timestamp(false),
-      _timestamp(0)
+: _name{""}
+, _min_delta_property{0.0f}
+, _min_time_between_updates_millis{DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES_MILLIS}
+, _permission{Permission::Read}
+, _get_time_func{nullptr}
+, _update_callback_func{nullptr}
+, _sync_callback_func{nullptr}
+, _update_policy{UpdatePolicy::OnChange}
+, _has_been_updated_once{false}
+, _has_been_modified_in_callback{false}
+, _last_updated_millis{0}
+, _update_interval_millis{0}
+, _last_local_change_timestamp{0}
+, _last_cloud_change_timestamp{0}
+, _identifier{0}
+, _attributeIdentifier{0}
+, _lightPayload{false}
+, _update_requested{false}
+, _encode_timestamp{false}
+, _timestamp{0}
 {
 
 }
diff --git a/src/property/Property.h b/src/property/Property.h
index fa4423d3f..48fe45357 100644
--- a/src/property/Property.h
+++ b/src/property/Property.h
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ class Property {
     virtual bool isPrimitive() {
       return false;
     };
+
+    static unsigned long const DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES_MILLIS = 500; /* Data rate throttled to 2 Hz */
+
   protected:
     /* Variables used for UpdatePolicy::OnChange */
     String             _name;