diff --git a/examples/cpp/content_filter/CLIParser.hpp b/examples/cpp/content_filter/CLIParser.hpp
index 97eb651fd55..28725ece7b5 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/content_filter/CLIParser.hpp
+++ b/examples/cpp/content_filter/CLIParser.hpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class CLIParser
     struct publisher_config
     {
         uint16_t samples = 0;
-        uint16_t interval = 0;
+        uint16_t interval = 100;
     };
 
     //! Subscriber application configuration structure
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class CLIParser
                     }
                     else if (config.entity == CLIParser::EntityKind::PUBLISHER)
                     {
-                        EPROSIMA_LOG_ERROR(CLI_PARSER, "fliter option can only be used with the Subscriber");
+                        EPROSIMA_LOG_ERROR(CLI_PARSER, "filter option can only be used with the Subscriber");
                         print_help(EXIT_FAILURE);
                     }
                     else
diff --git a/examples/cpp/content_filter/PublisherApp.cpp b/examples/cpp/content_filter/PublisherApp.cpp
index 1cdb25c88cf..7f107e876e6 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/content_filter/PublisherApp.cpp
+++ b/examples/cpp/content_filter/PublisherApp.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ PublisherApp::PublisherApp(
     , matched_(0)
     , samples_(config.samples)
     , stop_(false)
+    , period_ms_(config.interval)
 {
     // Initialize internal variables
     matched_ = 0;
diff --git a/examples/cpp/content_filter/PublisherApp.hpp b/examples/cpp/content_filter/PublisherApp.hpp
index af831b97648..989024823cb 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/content_filter/PublisherApp.hpp
+++ b/examples/cpp/content_filter/PublisherApp.hpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class PublisherApp : public Application, public DataWriterListener
 
     std::atomic<bool> stop_;
 
-    const uint32_t period_ms_ = 100; // in ms
+    uint16_t period_ms_ = 100; // in ms
 };
 
 } // namespace content_filter