diff --git a/gr-jay/grc/jay_bit_slicer.xml b/gr-jay/grc/jay_bit_slicer.xml
index 2e93c8f..e9b38d1 100644
--- a/gr-jay/grc/jay_bit_slicer.xml
+++ b/gr-jay/grc/jay_bit_slicer.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <key>jay_bit_slicer</key>
   <category>[JAY]</category>
   <import>import jay</import>
-  <make>jay.bit_slicer($sampleRate, $samplesPerSym, $kLoopFilter, $kThreshold, $doPrintPackets)</make>
+  <make>jay.bit_slicer($sampleRate, $samplesPerSym, $kLoopFilter, $kThreshold, $numGapBits, $doPrintPackets)</make>
   <param>
     <name>Samplerate</name>
     <key>sampleRate</key>
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
     <value>0.1</value>
     <type>float</type>
   </param>
+  <param>
+    <name>Gap time</name>
+    <key>numGapBits</key>
+    <type>int</type>
+  </param>
   <param>
     <name>Print packets</name>
     <key>doPrintPackets</key>
diff --git a/gr-jay/include/jay/bit_slicer.h b/gr-jay/include/jay/bit_slicer.h
index 408b788..ecf0919 100644
--- a/gr-jay/include/jay/bit_slicer.h
+++ b/gr-jay/include/jay/bit_slicer.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace gr {
        * class. jay::bit_slicer::make is the public interface for
        * creating new instances.
        */
-      static sptr make(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopfilter, float kThreshold, int doPrintPackets);
+      static sptr make(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopfilter, float kThreshold, int numGapBits, int doPrintPackets);
     };
 
   } // namespace jay
diff --git a/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.cc b/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.cc
index 34ee6a6..db32804 100644
--- a/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.cc
+++ b/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.cc
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ namespace gr
 namespace jay
 {
 
-bit_slicer::sptr bit_slicer::make(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int doPrintPackets)
+bit_slicer::sptr bit_slicer::make(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int numGapBits, int doPrintPackets)
 {
-	return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr(new bit_slicer_impl(sampleRate, samplesPerSym, kLoopFilter, kThreshold, doPrintPackets));
+	return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr(new bit_slicer_impl(sampleRate, samplesPerSym, kLoopFilter, kThreshold, numGapBits, doPrintPackets));
 }
 
 /*
 * The private constructor
 */
-bit_slicer_impl::bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int doPrintPackets)
+bit_slicer_impl::bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int numGapBits, int doPrintPackets)
 : gr::block("bit_slicer", 	gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(float)),
 						gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(float)))
 , m_sampleRate(sampleRate)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bit_slicer_impl::bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopF
 , m_id_bit(0)
 , m_bitZeroCross(0)
 , m_i(0)
-, m_gapDistance(8*m_samplesPerSym)
+, m_gapDistance(numGapBits*m_samplesPerSym)
 , m_gapCounter(0)
 , m_gapCounterEnable(0)
 , m_packetCounter(0)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int bit_slicer_impl::general_work (int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_item
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				out[outCount++] = (float)0xFFFFFFFF;
+//				out[outCount++] = (float)0xFFFFFFFF;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.h b/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.h
index 1665d5e..7ef5e44 100644
--- a/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.h
+++ b/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class bit_slicer_impl : public bit_slicer
         bool stop() override;
         
 	public:
-	bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int doPrintPackets);
+	bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int numGapBits, int doPrintPackets);
 	~bit_slicer_impl();
 
 	// Where all the action really happens