diff --git a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
index ce8b5b9..95617fc 100644
--- a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
+++ b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ cacheVerifyThread nsSTM = forever $ do
         forkIO $ sendQueryIdMessages targetID latestNs (Just (1 + jEntriesPerSlice latestNs)) (nodesToQuery targetID) >> pure () -- ask for 1 entry more than j because of querying the middle
                                                              )
     
-    threadDelay $ toEnum (fromEnum maxEntryAge `div` 20)
+    threadDelay $ 10^6 * round maxEntryAge `div` 20
 
 
 -- | Checks the invariant of at least @jEntries@ per cache slice.
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ stabiliseThread nsSTM = forever $ do
                                                                      )
 
     -- TODO: make delay configurable
-    threadDelay (60 * 1000)
+    threadDelay (60 * 10^6)
   where
     -- | send a stabilise request to the n-th neighbour
     -- (specified by the provided getter function) and on failure retr
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ requestMapPurge mapVar = forever $ do
     putMVar mapVar $ Map.filter (\entry@(RequestMapEntry _ _ ts)  ->
         now - ts < responsePurgeAge
                                 ) rMapState
-    threadDelay $ fromEnum responsePurgeAge * 2000
+    threadDelay $ round responsePurgeAge * 2 * 10^6
 
 
 -- | Wait for messages, deserialise them, manage parts and acknowledgement status,