diff --git a/default/proto.lua b/default/proto.lua
index a79dec4..2844c9d 100644
--- a/default/proto.lua
+++ b/default/proto.lua
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ proto.checkgauge =
 	init          =  true,
 	maxDelays     =  true,
 	maxProcesses  =  true,
+	mindelay      =  true,
 	onAttrib      =  true,
 	onCreate      =  true,
 	onModify      =  true,
@@ -295,3 +296,8 @@ proto.prepare = function
 	check( config, gauge, '', level + 1 )
 end
 
+
+--
+-- Default minimum 1 second delay to do anything
+--
+proto.mindelay = 1
diff --git a/mantle/delay.lua b/mantle/delay.lua
index 6dd3b2e..2eef985 100644
--- a/mantle/delay.lua
+++ b/mantle/delay.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ local mt = { }
 local k_nt = { }
 
 
-local assignAble =
+local assignable =
 {
 	dpos   = true,
 	etype  = true,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ mt.__newindex = function
 	k,  -- key value to assign to
 	v   -- value to assign
 )
-	if not assignAble[ k ]
+	if not assignable[ k ]
 	then
 		error( 'Cannot assign new key "' .. k .. '" to Delay' )
 	end
@@ -134,20 +134,20 @@ local function new
 	        -- move destination
 )
 	local delay =
-		{
-			blockedBy = blockedBy,
-			setActive = setActive,
-			wait = wait,
-			[ k_nt ] =
-				{
-					etype = etype,
-					sync = sync,
-					alarm = alarm,
-					path = path,
-					path2  = path2,
-					status = 'wait'
-				},
-		}
+	{
+		blockedBy = blockedBy,
+		setActive = setActive,
+		wait = wait,
+		[ k_nt ] =
+			{
+				etype = etype,
+				sync = sync,
+				alarm = alarm,
+				path = path,
+				path2  = path2,
+				status = 'wait'
+			},
+	}
 
 	setmetatable( delay, mt )
 
diff --git a/mantle/inlet.lua b/mantle/inlet.lua
index 7678d9b..4f47037 100644
--- a/mantle/inlet.lua
+++ b/mantle/inlet.lua
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ local eventFields =
 		event
 	)
 		return(
-			e2d[event].sync.source
+			e2d[ event ].sync.source
 			.. (
 				string.match( getPath( event ), '^(.*/)[^/]+/?' )
 				or ''
@@ -362,6 +362,17 @@ local eventMeta =
 --
 local eventListFields =
 {
+	--
+	-- Returns a copy of the configuration as called by sync.
+	-- But including all inherited data and default values.
+	--
+	config = function
+	(
+		dlist
+	)
+		return dlist.sync.config
+	end,
+
 	--
 	-- Returns true if the sync this event list belongs to is stopped
 	--
@@ -380,7 +391,7 @@ local eventListFields =
 local eventListFuncs =
 {
 	--
-	-- Returns a list of paths of all events in list.
+	-- Returns a list of paths of all events in this list.
 	--
 	getPaths = function
 	(
@@ -431,9 +442,6 @@ local eventListMeta =
 	)
 		if field == 'isList' then return true end
 
-		-- FIXME make an actual field
-		if field == 'config' then return e2d[ elist ].sync.config end
-
 		local f = eventListFields[ field ]
 
 		if f then return f( e2d[ elist ] ) end
diff --git a/mantle/sync.lua b/mantle/sync.lua
index 23c854b..a334ae2 100644
--- a/mantle/sync.lua
+++ b/mantle/sync.lua
@@ -133,29 +133,23 @@ local function collect
 			error( 'collecting a non-active process' )
 		end
 
-		local rc = self.config.collect(
-			InletFactory.d2e( delay ),
-			exitcode
-		)
+		local rc =
+			self.config.collect(
+				InletFactory.d2e( delay ),
+				exitcode
+			)
 
 		if rc == 'die'
 		then
 			log( 'Error', 'Critical exitcode.' )
-
 			terminate( -1 )
 		elseif rc ~= 'again'
 		then
 			-- if its active again the collecter restarted the event
 			removeDelay( self, delay )
-
 			log(
-				'Delay',
-				'Finish of ',
-				delay.etype,
-				' on ',
-				self.source,delay.path,
-				' = ',
-				exitcode
+				'Delay', 'Finish of ', delay.etype, ' on ',
+				self.source,delay.path, ' = ', exitcode
 			)
 		else
 			-- sets the delay on wait again
@@ -477,13 +471,13 @@ local function getAlarm
 (
 	self
 )
+	-- first checks if more processes could be spawned
 	if self.stopped
 	or #self.processes >= self.config.maxProcesses
 	then
 		return false
 	end
 
-	-- first checks if more processes could be spawned
 	-- finds the nearest delay waiting to be spawned
 	for _, d in self.delays:qpairs( )
 	do
@@ -862,6 +856,19 @@ local function new
 		error( 'delay must be a number and >= 0', 2 )
 	end
 
+	-- this is written in a negated way
+	-- since this way it will raise any issues of mindelay or delay
+	-- not being numbers as well
+
+	if not ( config.mindelay >= config.delay )
+	then
+		error(
+			'mindelay (= '..config.mindelay.. ') must be larger '..
+			'or equal than delay (= '..config.delay..')',
+			level
+		)
+	end
+
 	if config.filterFrom
 	then
 		if not s.filters then s.filters = Filters.new( ) end
diff --git a/mantle/syncmaster.lua b/mantle/syncmaster.lua
index 74a570e..dc69c8b 100644
--- a/mantle/syncmaster.lua
+++ b/mantle/syncmaster.lua
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ end
 --
 SyncMaster =
 {
-	add = add,   -- FIXME forward through metatable
+	add = add,
 	remove = remove,
 	getRound = getRound,
 	concerns = concerns,