diff --git a/collectors/likwidMetric.go b/collectors/likwidMetric.go
index 265d84c..07f00f6 100644
--- a/collectors/likwidMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/likwidMetric.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/pkg/ccMetric"
 	topo "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/pkg/ccTopology"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/go-nvml/pkg/dl"
+	"golang.design/x/thread"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -71,18 +72,19 @@ type LikwidCollectorConfig struct {
 
 type LikwidCollector struct {
 	metricCollector
-	cpulist      []C.int
-	cpu2tid      map[int]int
-	sock2tid     map[int]int
-	metrics      map[C.int]map[string]int
-	groups       []C.int
-	config       LikwidCollectorConfig
-	gmresults    map[int]map[string]float64
-	basefreq     float64
-	running      bool
-	initialized  bool
-	likwidGroups map[C.int]LikwidEventsetConfig
-	lock         sync.Mutex
+	cpulist       []C.int
+	cpu2tid       map[int]int
+	sock2tid      map[int]int
+	metrics       map[C.int]map[string]int
+	groups        []C.int
+	config        LikwidCollectorConfig
+	gmresults     map[int]map[string]float64
+	basefreq      float64
+	running       bool
+	initialized   bool
+	likwidGroups  map[C.int]LikwidEventsetConfig
+	lock          sync.Mutex
+	measureThread thread.Thread
 }
 
 type LikwidMetric struct {
@@ -92,6 +94,18 @@ type LikwidMetric struct {
 	group_idx int
 }
 
+func checkMetricType(t string) bool {
+	valid := map[string]bool{
+		"node":         true,
+		"socket":       true,
+		"hwthread":     true,
+		"core":         true,
+		"memoryDomain": true,
+	}
+	_, ok := valid[t]
+	return ok
+}
+
 func eventsToEventStr(events map[string]string) string {
 	elist := make([]string, 0)
 	for k, v := range events {
@@ -239,7 +253,7 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 			}
 			for _, metric := range evset.Metrics {
 				// Try to evaluate the metric
-				if testLikwidMetricFormula(metric.Calc, params) {
+				if testLikwidMetricFormula(metric.Calc, params) && checkMetricType(metric.Type) {
 					// Add the computable metric to the parameter list for the global metrics
 					globalParams = append(globalParams, metric.Name)
 					totalMetrics++
@@ -257,6 +271,9 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 		if !testLikwidMetricFormula(metric.Calc, globalParams) {
 			cclog.ComponentError(m.name, "Calculation for metric", metric.Name, "failed")
 			metric.Calc = ""
+		} else if !checkMetricType(metric.Type) {
+			cclog.ComponentError(m.name, "Metric", metric.Name, "has invalid type")
+			metric.Calc = ""
 		} else {
 			totalMetrics++
 		}
@@ -268,6 +285,7 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 		cclog.ComponentError(m.name, err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
+	m.measureThread = thread.New()
 	m.init = true
 	return nil
 }
@@ -289,6 +307,7 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) takeMeasurement(evset LikwidEventsetConfig, interval t
 			m.lock.Unlock()
 			return skip, err
 		}
+		m.running = true
 		ret = C.perfmon_startCounters()
 		if ret != 0 {
 			var err error = nil
@@ -301,7 +320,7 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) takeMeasurement(evset LikwidEventsetConfig, interval t
 			m.lock.Unlock()
 			return skip, err
 		}
-		m.running = true
+		ret = C.perfmon_readCounters()
 		time.Sleep(interval)
 		m.running = false
 		ret = C.perfmon_stopCounters()
@@ -316,6 +335,25 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) takeMeasurement(evset LikwidEventsetConfig, interval t
 			m.lock.Unlock()
 			return skip, err
 		}
+		m.running = false
+		runtime := float64(C.perfmon_getLastTimeOfGroup(evset.gid))
+		// Go over events and get the results
+		for eidx, counter := range evset.eorder {
+			gctr := C.GoString(counter)
+			for _, tid := range m.cpu2tid {
+				res := C.perfmon_getLastResult(evset.gid, C.int(eidx), C.int(tid))
+				fres := float64(res)
+				if m.config.InvalidToZero && (math.IsNaN(fres) || math.IsInf(fres, 0)) {
+					cclog.ComponentDebug(m.name, "Sanitize", gctr, "to zero")
+					fres = 0.0
+				}
+				evset.results[tid][gctr] = fres
+			}
+		}
+		for _, tid := range m.cpu2tid {
+			evset.results[tid]["time"] = runtime
+		}
+
 	}
 	m.lock.Unlock()
 	return false, nil
@@ -325,19 +363,8 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) takeMeasurement(evset LikwidEventsetConfig, interval t
 func (m *LikwidCollector) calcEventsetMetrics(evset LikwidEventsetConfig, interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric) error {
 	invClock := float64(1.0 / m.basefreq)
 
-	// Go over events and get the results
-	for eidx, counter := range evset.eorder {
-		gctr := C.GoString(counter)
-		for _, tid := range m.cpu2tid {
-			res := C.perfmon_getLastResult(evset.gid, C.int(eidx), C.int(tid))
-			fres := float64(res)
-			if m.config.InvalidToZero && (math.IsNaN(fres) || math.IsInf(fres, 0)) {
-				fres = 0.0
-			}
-			evset.results[tid][gctr] = fres
-			evset.results[tid]["time"] = interval.Seconds()
-			evset.results[tid]["inverseClock"] = invClock
-		}
+	for _, tid := range m.cpu2tid {
+		evset.results[tid]["inverseClock"] = invClock
 	}
 
 	// Go over the event set metrics, derive the value out of the event:counter values and send it
@@ -445,6 +472,9 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) LateInit() error {
 			os.Setenv("PATH", m.config.DaemonPath+":"+p)
 		}
 		C.HPMmode(1)
+		for _, c := range m.cpulist {
+			C.HPMaddThread(c)
+		}
 	}
 	cclog.ComponentDebug(m.name, "initialize LIKWID topology")
 	ret = C.topology_init()
@@ -540,38 +570,44 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !m.initialized {
-		m.lock.Lock()
-		err = m.LateInit()
-		if err != nil {
+	m.measureThread.Call(func() {
+		if !m.initialized {
+			m.lock.Lock()
+			err = m.LateInit()
+			if err != nil {
+				m.lock.Unlock()
+				cclog.ComponentError(m.name, "lateinit failed")
+				return
+			}
+			m.initialized = true
 			m.lock.Unlock()
-			return
+			skip = true
 		}
-		m.initialized = true
-		m.lock.Unlock()
-	}
 
-	if m.initialized && !skip {
-		for _, evset := range m.likwidGroups {
-			if !skip {
-				// measure event set 'i' for 'interval' seconds
-				skip, err = m.takeMeasurement(evset, interval)
-				if err != nil {
-					cclog.ComponentError(m.name, err.Error())
-					return
+		if m.initialized && !skip {
+			time := interval
+			for _, evset := range m.likwidGroups {
+				if !skip {
+					// measure event set 'i' for 'interval' seconds
+					skip, err = m.takeMeasurement(evset, interval)
+					if err != nil {
+						cclog.ComponentError(m.name, err.Error())
+						return
+					}
+				}
+
+				if !skip {
+					// read measurements and derive event set metrics
+					m.calcEventsetMetrics(evset, time, output)
 				}
 			}
 
 			if !skip {
-				// read measurements and derive event set metrics
-				m.calcEventsetMetrics(evset, interval, output)
+				// use the event set metrics to derive the global metrics
+				m.calcGlobalMetrics(time, output)
 			}
 		}
-		if !skip {
-			// use the event set metrics to derive the global metrics
-			m.calcGlobalMetrics(interval, output)
-		}
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 func (m *LikwidCollector) Close() {