--- a/src/daemon/plugin.c
+++ b/src/daemon/plugin.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static int plugin_insert_read (read_func
 	int status;
 	llentry_t *le;
 
-	rf->rf_next_read = cdtime ();
+	rf->rf_next_read = cdtime () + (cdtime_t) 1073741824; //delay first read 1s
 	rf->rf_effective_interval = rf->rf_interval;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
