diff --git a/src/gui.c b/src/gui.c
index 4063ab74..26752524 100644
--- a/src/gui.c
+++ b/src/gui.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ void nwipe_gui_select( int count, nwipe_context_t** c )
                 wprintw( main_window, "[%s] ", c[i + offset]->device_size_text );
 
                 /* Read the drive temperature values */
-                nwipe_update_temperature( c[i + offset] );
+                // nwipe_update_temperature( c[i + offset] );
 
                 /* print the temperature */
                 wprintw_temperature( c[i + offset] );
@@ -6716,10 +6716,10 @@ int compute_stats( void* ptr )
         nwipe_misc_thread_data->errors += c[i]->fsyncdata_errors;
 
         /* Read the drive temperature values */
-        if( nwipe_time_now > ( c[i]->temp1_time + 60 ) )
-        {
-            nwipe_update_temperature( c[i] );
-        }
+        //        if( nwipe_time_now > ( c[i]->temp1_time + 60 ) )
+        //        {
+        //            nwipe_update_temperature( c[i] );
+        //        }
 
     } /* for statistics */
 
diff --git a/src/nwipe.c b/src/nwipe.c
index aa063f55..ec57810a 100644
--- a/src/nwipe.c
+++ b/src/nwipe.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
     int any_threads_still_running;  // used in wipe thread cancellation wait loop
     int thread_timeout_counter;  // timeout thread cancellation after THREAD_CANCELLATION_TIMEOUT seconds
     pthread_t nwipe_gui_thread = 0;  // The thread ID of the GUI thread.
+    pthread_t nwipe_temperature_thread = 0;  // The thread ID of the temperature update thread
     pthread_t nwipe_sigint_thread;  // The thread ID of the sigint handler.
 
     char modprobe_command[] = "modprobe %s";
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
             nwipe_log( NWIPE_LOG_NOTICE, "hwmon: Device %s hwmon path = %s", c1[i]->device_name, c1[i]->temp1_path );
         }
 
-        nwipe_update_temperature( c1[i] );
+        // nwipe_update_temperature( c1[i] );
 
         /* Log the temperature crtical, highest, lowest and lowest critical temperature
          * limits to nwipes log file using the INFO catagory
@@ -363,6 +364,15 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
         return -1;
     }
 
+    /* Set up the data structures to pass the temperature thread the data it needs */
+    nwipe_thread_data_ptr_t nwipe_temperature_thread_data;
+    nwipe_temperature_thread_data.c = c1;
+    nwipe_temperature_thread_data.nwipe_misc_thread_data = &nwipe_misc_thread_data;
+
+    /* Fork the temperature thread */
+    errno = pthread_create(
+        &nwipe_temperature_thread, NULL, nwipe_update_temperature_thread, &nwipe_temperature_thread_data );
+
     /* Start the ncurses interface. */
     if( !nwipe_options.nogui )
         nwipe_gui_init();
@@ -694,6 +704,32 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
         }
     }
 
+    /* Kill the temperature update thread */
+    if( nwipe_temperature_thread )
+    {
+        if( nwipe_options.verbose )
+        {
+            nwipe_log( NWIPE_LOG_INFO, "Cancelling the temperature thread." );
+        }
+
+        /* We don't want to use pthread_cancel as our temperature thread is aware of the control-c
+         *  signal and will exit itself we just join the temperature thread and wait for confirmation
+         */
+        r = pthread_join( nwipe_temperature_thread, NULL );
+        if( r != 0 )
+        {
+            nwipe_log( NWIPE_LOG_WARNING,
+                       "main()>pthread_join():Error when waiting for temperature thread to cancel." );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if( nwipe_options.verbose )
+            {
+                nwipe_log( NWIPE_LOG_INFO, "temperature thread has been cancelled" );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /* Release the gui. */
     if( !nwipe_options.nogui )
     {
diff --git a/src/temperature.c b/src/temperature.c
index 4c735307..19f9446e 100644
--- a/src/temperature.c
+++ b/src/temperature.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include "temperature.h"
 #include "miscellaneous.h"
 
+extern int terminate_signal;
+
 int nwipe_init_temperature( nwipe_context_t* c )
 {
     /* See header definition for description of function
@@ -223,9 +225,63 @@ float timedifference_msec( struct timeval tv_start, struct timeval tv_end )
     return ( tv_end.tv_sec - tv_start.tv_sec ) * 1000.0f + ( tv_end.tv_usec - tv_start.tv_usec ) / 1000.0f;
 }
 
+void* nwipe_update_temperature_thread( void* ptr )
+{
+    int i;
+
+    /* Set up the structs we will use for the data required. */
+    nwipe_thread_data_ptr_t* nwipe_thread_data_ptr;
+    nwipe_context_t** c;
+    nwipe_misc_thread_data_t* nwipe_misc_thread_data;
+
+    /* Retrieve from the pointer passed to the function. */
+    nwipe_thread_data_ptr = (nwipe_thread_data_ptr_t*) ptr;
+    c = nwipe_thread_data_ptr->c;
+    nwipe_misc_thread_data = nwipe_thread_data_ptr->nwipe_misc_thread_data;
+
+    /* mark start second of update */
+    time_t nwipe_timemark = time( NULL );
+
+    /* update immediately on entry to thread */
+    for( i = 0; i < nwipe_misc_thread_data->nwipe_enumerated; i++ )
+    {
+        nwipe_update_temperature( c[i] );
+        if( terminate_signal == 1 )
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    while( terminate_signal != 1 )
+    {
+        /* Update all drive/s but never repeat checking the
+         * set of drive/s faster than once every 2 seconds */
+        if( time( NULL ) > ( nwipe_timemark + 1 ) )
+        {
+            nwipe_timemark = time( NULL );
+
+            for( i = 0; i < nwipe_misc_thread_data->nwipe_enumerated; i++ )
+            {
+                nwipe_update_temperature( c[i] );
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            sleep( 1 );
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 void nwipe_update_temperature( nwipe_context_t* c )
 {
-    /* For the given drive context obtain the path to it's hwmon temperature settings
+    /* Warning !! This function should only be called by nwipe_update_temperature_thread()
+     * Due to delays of upto 2 seconds with some drives, especially SAS in obtaining
+     * temperatures while wiping, the delays being worse the more drives you are wiping. Updating
+     * temperatures are performed within it's own thread so it doesn't cause momentary freezes
+     * in the GUI interface.
+     *
+     * For the given drive context obtain the path to it's hwmon temperature settings
      * and read then write the temperature values back to the context. A numeric ascii to integer conversion is
      * performed. The temperaures should be updated no more frequently than every 60 seconds
      */
@@ -331,7 +387,10 @@ void nwipe_update_temperature( nwipe_context_t* c )
 
     gettimeofday( &tv_end, 0 );
     delta_t = timedifference_msec( tv_start, tv_end );
-    nwipe_log( NWIPE_LOG_NOTICE, "get temperature for %s took %f ms", c->device_name, delta_t );
+    if( nwipe_options.verbose )
+    {
+        nwipe_log( NWIPE_LOG_NOTICE, "get temperature for %s took %f ms", c->device_name, delta_t );
+    }
 
     return;
 }
diff --git a/src/temperature.h b/src/temperature.h
index 0a607070..b07b0912 100644
--- a/src/temperature.h
+++ b/src/temperature.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void nwipe_update_temperature( nwipe_context_t* );
 int nwipe_init_scsi_temperature( nwipe_context_t* );
 int nwipe_get_scsi_temperature( nwipe_context_t* );
 void nwipe_shut_scsi_temperature( nwipe_context_t* );
+void* nwipe_update_temperature_thread( void* ptr );
 
 /**
  * This function is normally called only once. It's called after both the