diff --git a/pluginconfig/execute.go b/pluginconfig/execute.go
index e4b9bcf9..37a0373b 100644
--- a/pluginconfig/execute.go
+++ b/pluginconfig/execute.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package pluginconfig
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"time"
 
 	commonconfig "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/config"
 )
@@ -36,9 +37,23 @@ type ExecuteOffchainConfig struct {
 
 	// TokenDataObservers registers different strategies for processing token data.
 	TokenDataObservers []TokenDataObserverConfig `json:"tokenDataObservers"`
+
+	// transmissionDelayMultiplier is used to calculate the transmission delay for each oracle.
+	TransmissionDelayMultiplier time.Duration `json:"transmissionDelayMultiplier"`
+}
+
+func (e *ExecuteOffchainConfig) ApplyDefaultsAndValidate() error {
+	e.applyDefaults()
+	return e.Validate()
+}
+
+func (e *ExecuteOffchainConfig) applyDefaults() {
+	if e.TransmissionDelayMultiplier == 0 {
+		e.TransmissionDelayMultiplier = defaultTransmissionDelayMultiplier
+	}
 }
 
-func (e ExecuteOffchainConfig) Validate() error {
+func (e *ExecuteOffchainConfig) Validate() error {
 	// TODO: this doesn't really make much sense for non-EVM chains.
 	// Maybe we need to have a field in the config that is not JSON-encoded
 	// that indicates chain family?
@@ -77,7 +92,7 @@ func (e ExecuteOffchainConfig) Validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (e ExecuteOffchainConfig) IsUSDCEnabled() bool {
+func (e *ExecuteOffchainConfig) IsUSDCEnabled() bool {
 	for _, ob := range e.TokenDataObservers {
 		if ob.WellFormed() != nil {
 			continue