diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
index 6832005b..c280e7c7 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 LocalPoolDataSetBase::LocalPoolDataSetBase(HasLocalDataPoolIF *hkOwner,
 		uint32_t setId, PoolVariableIF** registeredVariablesArray,
-		const size_t maxNumberOfVariables):
+		const size_t maxNumberOfVariables, bool noPeriodicHandling):
 		PoolDataSetBase(registeredVariablesArray, maxNumberOfVariables) {
 	if(hkOwner == nullptr) {
 		// Configuration error.
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ LocalPoolDataSetBase::LocalPoolDataSetBase(HasLocalDataPoolIF *hkOwner,
     this->sid.ownerSetId = setId;
 
     // Data creators get a periodic helper for periodic HK data generation.
-    periodicHelper = new PeriodicHousekeepingHelper(this);
+    if(not noPeriodicHandling) {
+    	 periodicHelper = new PeriodicHousekeepingHelper(this);
+    }
 }
 
 LocalPoolDataSetBase::LocalPoolDataSetBase(sid_t sid,
diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
index 1b58a211..83e0425c 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	LocalPoolDataSetBase(HasLocalDataPoolIF *hkOwner,
 			uint32_t setId, PoolVariableIF** registeredVariablesArray,
-	        const size_t maxNumberOfVariables);
+	        const size_t maxNumberOfVariables, bool noPeriodicHandling = false);
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief	Constructor for users of local pool data.