diff --git a/database/mysql/README.md b/database/mysql/README.md
index d56cd43..05d8d16 100644
--- a/database/mysql/README.md
+++ b/database/mysql/README.md
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|:----:|:-----:|:-----:|
-| delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `15` | no |
 | environment | Environment | string | - | yes |
+| evaluation_delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `15` | no |
 | filter_tags_custom | Tags used for custom filtering when filter_tags_use_defaults is false | string | `*` | no |
 | filter_tags_use_defaults | Use default filter tags convention | string | `true` | no |
 | message | Message sent when an alert is triggered | string | - | yes |
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 | mysql_thread_silenced | Groups to mute mysql threads monitor | map | `<map>` | no |
 | mysql_thread_threshold_critical | Maximum critical acceptable number of threads | string | `500` | no |
 | mysql_thread_threshold_warning | Maximum warning acceptable number of threads | string | `400` | no |
+| new_host_delay | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | string | `300` | no |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/database/mysql/inputs.tf b/database/mysql/inputs.tf
index b3f8a08..9a417c3 100644
--- a/database/mysql/inputs.tf
+++ b/database/mysql/inputs.tf
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ variable "environment" {
   type        = "string"
 }
 
-# Global DataDog
-variable "delay" {
+variable "evaluation_delay" {
   description = "Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation"
   default     = 15
 }
 
+variable "new_host_delay" {
+  description = "Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation"
+  default     = 300
+}
+
 variable "message" {
   description = "Message sent when an alert is triggered"
 }
diff --git a/database/mysql/monitors-mysql.tf b/database/mysql/monitors-mysql.tf
index c5c3aac..4ba9196 100644
--- a/database/mysql/monitors-mysql.tf
+++ b/database/mysql/monitors-mysql.tf
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "mysql_connection_too_high" {
     ) * 100 > ${var.mysql_connection_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
-  evaluation_delay = "${var.delay}"
-  new_host_delay   = "${var.delay}"
+  evaluation_delay = "${var.evaluation_delay}"
+  new_host_delay   = "${var.new_host_delay}"
 
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.mysql_connection_threshold_warning}"
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "mysql_thread_too_high" {
     ) > ${var.mysql_thread_threshold_critical}
   EOF
 
-  evaluation_delay = "${var.delay}"
-  new_host_delay   = "${var.delay}"
+  evaluation_delay = "${var.evaluation_delay}"
+  new_host_delay   = "${var.new_host_delay}"
 
   thresholds {
     warning  = "${var.mysql_thread_threshold_warning}"