diff --git a/modules/Modules.qml b/modules/Modules.qml
index eea208d..0a2b753 100644
--- a/modules/Modules.qml
+++ b/modules/Modules.qml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ QtObject {
         })
     property var temperature: ({
             enable: true,
+            interval: 2000,
             warm: 80,
             hot: 90
         })
diff --git a/modules/SystemStats.qml b/modules/SystemStats.qml
index 13c99a8..cb7a0ad 100644
--- a/modules/SystemStats.qml
+++ b/modules/SystemStats.qml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ QtObject {
     property var cpuCoreMaxFreq: []
     property var cpuCoreTypes: []
 
-    // ── Temperature ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    property int tempCelsius: 0
-
     // ── Memory ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     property int memPercent: 0
     property real memUsedGb: 0
@@ -55,8 +52,6 @@ QtObject {
                                 history: hist.length > histLen ? hist.slice(hist.length - histLen) : hist
                             };
                         });
-                    } else if (ev.type === "temp") {
-                        root.tempCelsius = ev.celsius;
                     } else if (ev.type === "mem") {
                         root.memPercent = ev.percent;
                         root.memUsedGb = ev.used_gb;
diff --git a/modules/Temperature.qml b/modules/Temperature.qml
index d6f9ade..ec2983c 100644
--- a/modules/Temperature.qml
+++ b/modules/Temperature.qml
@@ -1,25 +1,39 @@
 import QtQuick
+import Quickshell.Io
 import "." as M
 
 M.BarSection {
     id: root
     spacing: Math.max(1, M.Theme.moduleSpacing - 2)
-    tooltip: "Temperature: " + M.SystemStats.tempCelsius + "\u00B0C"
+    tooltip: "Temperature: " + root.celsius + "\u00B0C"
 
-    property color _stateColor: M.SystemStats.tempCelsius > (M.Modules.temperature.hot || 80) ? M.Theme.base09 : M.SystemStats.tempCelsius > (M.Modules.temperature.warm || 60) ? M.Theme.base0A : root.accentColor
+    property int celsius: 0
+    property color _stateColor: celsius > (M.Modules.temperature.hot || 80) ? M.Theme.base09 : celsius > (M.Modules.temperature.warm || 60) ? M.Theme.base0A : root.accentColor
     Behavior on _stateColor {
         ColorAnimation {
             duration: 300
         }
     }
 
+    FileView {
+        id: thermal
+        path: "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp"
+        onLoaded: root.celsius = Math.round(parseInt(text()) / 1000)
+    }
+    Timer {
+        interval: M.Modules.temperature.interval || 2000
+        running: true
+        repeat: true
+        onTriggered: thermal.reload()
+    }
+
     M.BarIcon {
         icon: "\uF2C9"
         color: root._stateColor
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
     }
     M.BarLabel {
-        label: M.SystemStats.tempCelsius + "\u00B0C"
+        label: root.celsius + "\u00B0C"
         minText: "100\u00B0C"
         color: root._stateColor
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
diff --git a/nix/hm-module.nix b/nix/hm-module.nix
index eec773a..aa71894 100644
--- a/nix/hm-module.nix
+++ b/nix/hm-module.nix
@@ -127,18 +127,21 @@ in
             description = "Brightness adjustment step (%).";
           };
         };
-        temperature = moduleOpt "temperature" {
-          warm = lib.mkOption {
-            type = lib.types.int;
-            default = 80;
-            description = "Temperature threshold for warm state (°C).";
-          };
-          hot = lib.mkOption {
-            type = lib.types.int;
-            default = 90;
-            description = "Temperature threshold for hot state (°C).";
-          };
-        };
+        temperature = moduleOpt "temperature" (
+          (intervalOpt 2000)
+          // {
+            warm = lib.mkOption {
+              type = lib.types.int;
+              default = 80;
+              description = "Temperature threshold for warm state (°C).";
+            };
+            hot = lib.mkOption {
+              type = lib.types.int;
+              default = 90;
+              description = "Temperature threshold for hot state (°C).";
+            };
+          }
+        );
         battery = moduleOpt "battery" {
           warning = lib.mkOption {
             type = lib.types.int;
diff --git a/stats-daemon/src/main.rs b/stats-daemon/src/main.rs
index b206397..c66ab5a 100644
--- a/stats-daemon/src/main.rs
+++ b/stats-daemon/src/main.rs
@@ -93,23 +93,6 @@ fn read_stat() -> Vec<Sample> {
     parse_stat(&fs::read_to_string("/proc/stat").unwrap_or_default())
 }
 
-fn read_temp_celsius() -> Option<i32> {
-    let mut max: Option<i32> = None;
-    for i in 0.. {
-        let path = format!("/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone{i}/temp");
-        match fs::read_to_string(&path) {
-            Ok(s) => {
-                if let Ok(millic) = s.trim().parse::<i32>() {
-                    let c = millic / 1000;
-                    max = Some(max.map_or(c, |m: i32| m.max(c)));
-                }
-            }
-            Err(_) => break,
-        }
-    }
-    max
-}
-
 fn read_core_freqs() -> Vec<f64> {
     let mut freqs = Vec::new();
     for i in 0.. {
@@ -165,12 +148,6 @@ fn emit_cpu(out: &mut impl Write, prev: &[Sample], curr: &[Sample], freqs: &[f64
     let _ = writeln!(out, "]}}");
 }
 
-fn emit_temp(out: &mut impl Write) {
-    if let Some(c) = read_temp_celsius() {
-        let _ = writeln!(out, "{{\"type\":\"temp\",\"celsius\":{c}}}");
-    }
-}
-
 fn emit_mem(out: &mut impl Write) {
     let content = fs::read_to_string("/proc/meminfo").unwrap_or_default();
     if let Some(m) = parse_meminfo(&content) {
@@ -213,7 +190,6 @@ fn main() {
 
         if tick.is_multiple_of(2) {
             emit_mem(&mut out);
-            emit_temp(&mut out);
         }
 
         let _ = out.flush();