diff --git a/src/math/lp/lp_params_helper.pyg b/src/math/lp/lp_params_helper.pyg
index e9604e04b..8059c0735 100644
--- a/src/math/lp/lp_params_helper.pyg
+++ b/src/math/lp/lp_params_helper.pyg
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ def_module_params(module_name='lp',
                           ('dio_run_gcd', BOOL, False, 'Run the GCD heuristic if dio is on, if dio is disabled the option is not used'),
                           ('lcube', BOOL, True, 'use the largest cube test for integer feasibility'),
                           ('lcube_flips', UINT, 16, 'maximal number of coordinate flips when repairing the rounded largest cube center, only relevant when lcube is true'),
+                          ('cut_period', UINT, 4, 'period (in final_check calls) for the integer cut/cube heuristics (find_cube, hnf, gomory); a smaller value calls them more often'),
                          ))
                          
diff --git a/src/math/lp/lp_settings.cpp b/src/math/lp/lp_settings.cpp
index 63836aafa..52d8ea4f0 100644
--- a/src/math/lp/lp_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/math/lp/lp_settings.cpp
@@ -45,5 +45,11 @@ void lp::lp_settings::updt_params(params_ref const& _p) {
     m_dio_run_gcd = lp_p.dio_run_gcd();
     m_lcube = lp_p.lcube();
     m_lcube_flips = lp_p.lcube_flips();
+    unsigned cut_period = lp_p.cut_period();
+    if (cut_period == 0)
+        cut_period = 1;
+    m_int_find_cube_period = cut_period;
+    m_int_gomory_cut_period = cut_period;
+    m_hnf_cut_period = cut_period;
     m_max_conflicts = p.max_conflicts();
 }