diff --git a/examples/example.py b/examples/example.py
index a945c04..00823b8 100644
--- a/examples/example.py
+++ b/examples/example.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def on_clight_changed(client, clight):
     logging.info(f"ColoredLight changed. Swi: {clight.swi} Bri: {clight.bri} Sat: {clight.sat} Hue: {clight.hue}")
 
 
-def user_task(client):
+def user_task(client, args):
     # NOTE: this function should not block.
     # This is a user-defined task that updates the colored light. Note any registered
     # cloud object can be accessed using the client object passed to this function.
diff --git a/examples/micropython_basic.py b/examples/micropython_basic.py
index c2871de..b97cea8 100644
--- a/examples/micropython_basic.py
+++ b/examples/micropython_basic.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def on_clight_changed(client, clight):
     logging.info(f"ColoredLight changed. Swi: {clight.swi} Bri: {clight.bri} Sat: {clight.sat} Hue: {clight.hue}")
 
 
-def user_task(client):
+def user_task(client, args):
     # NOTE: this function should not block.
     # This is a user-defined task that updates the colored light. Note any registered
     # cloud object can be accessed using the client object passed to this function.
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ def user_task(client):
     client["clight"].bri = round(uniform(0, 100), 1)
 
 
-def wdt_task(client):
-    global wdt
+def wdt_task(client, wdt):
     # Update the WDT to prevent it from resetting the system
     wdt.feed()
 
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ def wifi_connect():
             from machine import WDT
             # Enable the WDT with a timeout of 5s (1s is the minimum)
             wdt = WDT(timeout=7500)
-            client.register(Task("watchdog_task", on_run=wdt_task, interval=1.0))
+            client.register(Task("watchdog_task", on_run=wdt_task, interval=1.0, args=wdt))
         except (ImportError, AttributeError):
             pass
 
diff --git a/src/arduino_iot_cloud/__init__.py b/src/arduino_iot_cloud/__init__.py
index 02661c8..1ca60e8 100644
--- a/src/arduino_iot_cloud/__init__.py
+++ b/src/arduino_iot_cloud/__init__.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
         self.active = False
         super().__init__(name, keys={"frm", "to", "len", "msk"}, **kwargs)
 
-    def on_run(self, aiot):
+    def on_run(self, aiot, args=None):
         if self.initialized:
             ts = timestamp() + aiot.get("tz_offset", 0)
             if ts > self.frm and ts < (self.frm + self.len):
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
         )
 
 
-def async_wifi_connection(client=None, connecting=[False]):
+def async_wifi_connection(client=None, args=None, connecting=[False]):
     import time
     import network
     import logging
diff --git a/src/arduino_iot_cloud/ucloud.py b/src/arduino_iot_cloud/ucloud.py
index bc323d6..9c2b57f 100644
--- a/src/arduino_iot_cloud/ucloud.py
+++ b/src/arduino_iot_cloud/ucloud.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
         self.on_run = kwargs.pop("on_run", None)
         self.interval = kwargs.pop("interval", 1.0)
         self.backoff = kwargs.pop("backoff", None)
+        self.args = kwargs.pop("args", None)
         value = kwargs.pop("value", None)
         if keys := kwargs.pop("keys", {}):
             value = {   # Create a complex object (with sub-records).
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ async def run(self, client):
 
     def run_sync(self, client):
         if self.on_run is not None:
-            self.on_run(client)
+            self.on_run(client, self.args)
         if self.on_read is not None:
             self.value = self.on_read(client)
         if self.on_write is not None and self.on_write_scheduled:
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ def poll_records(self):
             if log_level_enabled(logging.ERROR):
                 logging.error(f"task: {record.name} raised exception: {str(e)}.")
 
-    def poll_connect(self, aiot=None):
+    def poll_connect(self, aiot=None, args=None):
         logging.info("Connecting to Arduino IoT cloud...")
         try:
             self.mqtt.connect()
@@ -343,12 +344,12 @@ def poll_connect(self, aiot=None):
 
         if self.async_mode:
             if self.thing_id is None:
-                self.register("discovery", on_run=self.poll_discovery, interval=0.200)
-            self.register("mqtt_task", on_run=self.poll_mqtt, interval=0.100)
+                self.register("discovery", on_run=self.poll_discovery, interval=0.500)
+            self.register("mqtt_task", on_run=self.poll_mqtt, interval=1.0)
             raise DoneException()
         self.connected = True
 
-    def poll_discovery(self, aiot=None):
+    def poll_discovery(self, aiot=None, args=None):
         self.mqtt.check_msg()
         if self.records.get("thing_id").value is not None:
             self.thing_id = self.records.pop("thing_id").value
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ def poll_discovery(self, aiot=None):
             if self.async_mode:
                 raise DoneException()
 
-    def poll_mqtt(self, aiot=None):
+    def poll_mqtt(self, aiot=None, args=None):
         self.mqtt.check_msg()
         if self.thing_id is not None:
             self.senmlpack.clear()
@@ -405,6 +406,8 @@ async def run(self, interval, backoff):
             try:
                 await asyncio.gather(*self.tasks.values(), return_exceptions=False)
                 break   # All tasks are done, not likely.
+            except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
+                raise e
             except Exception as e:
                 task_except = e
                 pass    # import traceback; traceback.print_exc()