diff --git a/api_client.py b/api_client.py
index 638307c..5949d91 100644
--- a/api_client.py
+++ b/api_client.py
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def add_siem_logeer_handler(self, logdir):
             logging_handler = logging.FileHandler(
                 os.path.join(logdir, self.config.filename), "a", encoding="utf-8"
             )
+        logging_handler.append_nul = self.config.append_nul == "true"
         SIEM_LOGGER.addHandler(logging_handler)
 
     def get_past_datetime(self, hours):
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ def call_endpoint(self, api_host, default_headers, args):
         events = json.loads(events_response)
         return events
 
-    def get_alerts_or_events_req_args(self, params):
+    def get_alerts_or_events_req_args(self, params, endpoint_name):
         """Convert the params to query string
         Arguments:
             params {dict}: params object
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ def get_alerts_or_events_req_args(self, params):
             )
         else:
             args = "&".join(["%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in params.items()])
+        args+='&from_date_offset_minutes='+str(self.config.events_from_date_offset_minutes if endpoint_name=="events" else self.config.alerts_from_date_offset_minutes)
         return args
 
     def make_token_request(self, endpoint_name, token):
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ def make_token_request(self, endpoint_name, token):
 
 
         while True:
-            args = self.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params)
+            args = self.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params, endpoint_name)
             events = self.call_endpoint(token.url, default_headers, args)
 
             if "items" in events and len(events["items"]) > 0:
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ def make_credentials_request(self, endpoint_name, tenant_obj):
 
 
         while True:
-            args = self.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params)
+            args = self.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params, endpoint_name)
             data_region_url = tenant_obj["apiHost"] if "idType" not in tenant_obj else tenant_obj["apiHosts"]["dataRegion"]
             events = self.call_endpoint(data_region_url, default_headers, args)
             if "items" in events and len(events["items"]) > 0:
diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
index 45957c5..bb7ad0b 100755
--- a/config.ini
+++ b/config.ini
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ endpoint = event
 address = /var/run/syslog
 facility = daemon
 socktype = udp
+append_nul = false
 
 # cache file full or relative path (with a ".json" extension)
-state_file_path = state/siem_sophos.json
\ No newline at end of file
+state_file_path = state/siem_sophos.json
+
+# Delay the data collection by X minute to avoid events missing issue from Sophos API
+# The issue could be due to some specific host being ahead in time for a few minute and Sophos Central would consider events received from that host as a checkpoint.
+events_from_date_offset_minutes = 0
+
+# Delay the data collection by X minute.
+alerts_from_date_offset_minutes = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_api_client.py b/tests/unit/test_api_client.py
index 956b2e5..0541575 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_api_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_api_client.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.token_info = ""
         self.auth_url = ""
         self.api_host = ""
+        self.append_nul = False
+        self.events_from_date_offset_minutes = 0
+        self.alerts_from_date_offset_minutes = 0
 
 
 class TestApiClient(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -220,14 +223,17 @@ def test_request_url(self, mock_urlrequest):
     def test_get_alerts_or_events_req_args(self):
         self.api_client.options.light = True
         params = {"limit": 1000, "cursor": False}
-        response = self.api_client.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params)
+        response = self.api_client.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params, "events")
         self.assertIn(
             "limit=1000&cursor=False&exclude_types=Event::Endpoint::NonCompliant",
             response,
         )
         self.api_client.options.light = False
-        response = self.api_client.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params)
-        self.assertEqual(response, "limit=1000&cursor=False")
+        response = self.api_client.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params, "events")
+        self.assertEqual(response, "limit=1000&cursor=False&from_date_offset_minutes=0")
+
+        response = self.api_client.get_alerts_or_events_req_args(params, "alerts")
+        self.assertEqual(response, "limit=1000&cursor=False&from_date_offset_minutes=0")
 
     def test_make_token_request(self):
         mock_response = {