diff --git a/proxychains/src/hook/hooks.rs b/proxychains/src/hook/hooks.rs
index 21c4f3d..43e12bb 100644
--- a/proxychains/src/hook/hooks.rs
+++ b/proxychains/src/hook/hooks.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::os::raw::c_char;
 use std::os::unix::io::IntoRawFd;
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
-use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 use libc::{c_int, socklen_t};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use super::interpose::{
     init_original_functions, original_connect, original_freeaddrinfo, original_getaddrinfo,
     original_gethostbyname, original_getnameinfo,
 };
+use super::reload::config_reload_interval;
 
 /// Global state for the hook library
 pub struct HookState {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ impl HookState {
         Self {
             config,
             initialized: true,
-            next_reload_check: Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(2),
+            next_reload_check: Instant::now() + config_reload_interval(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -72,8 +73,6 @@ fn custom_alloc_map() -> &'static Mutex<HashMap<usize, CustomAddrinfoAllocation>
     CUSTOM_ADDRINFO_ALLOCATIONS.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new()))
 }
 
-const CONFIG_RELOAD_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
-
 struct HookSnapshot {
     config: Config,
     dns_resolver: crate::dns::DnsResolver,
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ fn maybe_reload_config(state: &mut HookState) {
     if now < state.next_reload_check {
         return;
     }
-    state.next_reload_check = now + CONFIG_RELOAD_INTERVAL;
+    state.next_reload_check = now + config_reload_interval();
 
     match ConfigParser::new().parse() {
         Ok(config) => {
diff --git a/proxychains/src/hook/hooks_windows.rs b/proxychains/src/hook/hooks_windows.rs
index ff61c13..1fa283e 100644
--- a/proxychains/src/hook/hooks_windows.rs
+++ b/proxychains/src/hook/hooks_windows.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
 use std::os::windows::io::FromRawSocket;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
-use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use super::interpose_windows::{
     init_original_functions, original_connect, original_freeaddrinfo, original_getaddrinfo,
     original_gethostbyname, original_getnameinfo,
 };
+use super::reload::config_reload_interval;
 
 /// Global state for the hook library (Windows).
 pub struct HookState {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ impl HookState {
             config: Mutex::new(config),
             proxy_states,
             load_balance_counter: AtomicUsize::new(0),
-            next_reload_check: Mutex::new(Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(2)),
+            next_reload_check: Mutex::new(Instant::now() + config_reload_interval()),
             initialized: true,
         }
     }
@@ -71,8 +72,6 @@ fn custom_alloc_map() -> &'static Mutex<HashMap<usize, CustomAddrinfoAllocation>
     CUSTOM_ADDRINFO_ALLOCATIONS.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new()))
 }
 
-const CONFIG_RELOAD_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
-
 fn maybe_reload_config(state: &HookState) {
     let now = Instant::now();
     {
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ fn maybe_reload_config(state: &HookState) {
         if now < *next {
             return;
         }
-        *next = now + CONFIG_RELOAD_INTERVAL;
+        *next = now + config_reload_interval();
     }
 
     match ConfigParser::new().parse() {
diff --git a/proxychains/src/hook/mod.rs b/proxychains/src/hook/mod.rs
index 14c395c..3d51a56 100644
--- a/proxychains/src/hook/mod.rs
+++ b/proxychains/src/hook/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ mod interpose;
 mod hooks_windows;
 #[cfg(windows)]
 mod interpose_windows;
+mod reload;
 
 // Re-export based on platform
 #[cfg(unix)]
diff --git a/proxychains/src/hook/reload.rs b/proxychains/src/hook/reload.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bba328a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxychains/src/hook/reload.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//! Shared helpers for hook runtime reload behavior.
+
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+/// Environment variable to tune hook config reload interval.
+pub const ENV_RELOAD_INTERVAL_MS: &str = "PROXYCHAINS_CONFIG_RELOAD_INTERVAL_MS";
+
+/// Default reload interval used when env var is absent/invalid.
+const DEFAULT_RELOAD_INTERVAL_MS: u64 = 2000;
+
+/// Returns config reload interval for hook runtime.
+///
+/// Values <= 0 are ignored and default is used.
+pub fn config_reload_interval() -> Duration {
+    let value = std::env::var(ENV_RELOAD_INTERVAL_MS)
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|v| v.parse::<u64>().ok())
+        .filter(|v| *v > 0)
+        .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_RELOAD_INTERVAL_MS);
+    Duration::from_millis(value)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default_reload_interval() {
+        std::env::remove_var(ENV_RELOAD_INTERVAL_MS);
+        assert_eq!(config_reload_interval(), Duration::from_millis(2000));
+    }
+}