diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index abf93453..a7fc3eb5 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ var (
 			EnvVar: "MICRO_CLIENT_POOL_TTL",
 			Usage:  "Sets the client connection pool ttl. e.g 500ms, 5s, 1m. Default: 1m",
 		},
+		cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:   "register_ttl",
+			EnvVar: "MICRO_REGISTER_TTL",
+			Usage:  "Register TTL in seconds",
+		},
+		cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:   "register_interval",
+			EnvVar: "MICRO_REGISTER_INTERVAL",
+			Usage:  "Register interval in seconds",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "server_name",
 			EnvVar: "MICRO_SERVER_NAME",
@@ -370,6 +380,10 @@ func (c *cmd) Before(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.Advertise(ctx.String("server_advertise")))
 	}
 
+	if ttl := time.Duration(ctx.GlobalInt("register_ttl")); ttl > 0 {
+		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.RegisterTTL(ttl*time.Second))
+	}
+
 	// client opts
 	if r := ctx.Int("client_retries"); r > 0 {
 		clientOpts = append(clientOpts, client.Retries(r))
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 4872b1b8..e884283d 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	log "github.com/micro/go-log"
+	"github.com/micro/cli"
+	"github.com/micro/go-log"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/cmd"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/metadata"
@@ -66,6 +67,20 @@ func (s *service) Init(opts ...Option) {
 	}
 
 	s.once.Do(func() {
+		// save user action
+		action := s.opts.Cmd.App().Action
+
+		// set service action
+		s.opts.Cmd.App().Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
+			// set register interval
+			if i := time.Duration(c.GlobalInt("register_interval")); i > 0 {
+				s.opts.RegisterInterval = i * time.Second
+			}
+
+			// user action
+			action(c)
+		}
+
 		// Initialise the command flags, overriding new service
 		_ = s.opts.Cmd.Init(
 			cmd.Broker(&s.opts.Broker),