diff --git a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust.xml b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust.xml
index f3ac9f6..8e82b3e 100644
--- a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust.xml
+++ b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
             <intervalInSeconds>5</intervalInSeconds>
             <governor>performance</governor>
             <customConfig>
-                <oneMinuteLoadThreshold>0.01</oneMinuteLoadThreshold>
+                <oneMinuteLoadThreshold>0.3</oneMinuteLoadThreshold>
+                <fiveMinuteLoadThreshold>0.2</fiveMinuteLoadThreshold>
+                <tenMinuteLoadThreshold>0.1</tenMinuteLoadThreshold>
             </customConfig>
         </trigger>
     </triggers>
diff --git a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/cpu_load.py b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/cpu_load.py
index 09460e7..9b9b53e 100644
--- a/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/cpu_load.py
+++ b/cpu_governor_auto_adjust/triggers/cpu_load.py
@@ -13,22 +13,37 @@ class CpuLoadTrigger(Trigger):
     @cached_property
     def one_minute_load_threshold(self) -> float:
         return float(self.config.custom_config['oneMinuteLoadThreshold'])
+    
+    @cached_property
+    def five_minute_load_threshold(self) -> float:
+        return float(self.config.custom_config['fiveMinuteLoadThreshold'])
+    
+    @cached_property
+    def ten_minute_load_threshold(self) -> float:
+        return float(self.config.custom_config['tenMinuteLoadThreshold'])
+    
+    @cached_property
+    def threshold(self) -> tuple[float, float, float]:
+        return self.one_minute_load_threshold, self.five_minute_load_threshold, self.ten_minute_load_threshold
         
     @property
-    def current_load(self) -> float:
-        _current_load = getloadavg()[0]
+    def current_load(self) -> tuple[float, float, float]:
+        _current_load = getloadavg()
         self.log.debug("current load: %s", _current_load)
         return _current_load
     
+    def current_load_average_over_threshold(self) -> bool:
+        return any(load >= threshold for load, threshold in zip(self.current_load, self.threshold))
+    
     def run(self) -> None:
         current_active = self.active
         current_time = datetime.now()
-        new_active = self.current_load >= self.one_minute_load_threshold
+        new_active = self.current_load_average_over_threshold()
         
         if not current_active and new_active:
             self.log.info(
                 "activating trigger, load: %s, threshold: %s, governor: %s", 
-                self.current_load, self.one_minute_load_threshold, self.governor.name
+                self.current_load, self.threshold, self.governor.name
             )
             self.timestamp_last_governor_change = current_time
         
@@ -39,7 +54,7 @@ class CpuLoadTrigger(Trigger):
             
             self.log.info(
                 "deactivating trigger, load: %s, threshold: %s, governor: %s", 
-                self.current_load, self.one_minute_load_threshold, self.governor.name
+                self.current_load, self.threshold, self.governor.name
             )
         
         self.active = new_active
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 553b818..7d2641d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "cpu_governor_auto_adjust"
-version = "0.1.39"
+version = "0.1.41"
 description = "This application has been developed to automatically change cpu governor based on certain triggers."
 authors = [
     { name = "Martin Reurekas", email = "martin@semrks.nl" }