diff --git a/src/counter.c b/src/counter.c
index f84d739..aea59e0 100644
--- a/src/counter.c
+++ b/src/counter.c
@@ -79,13 +79,18 @@ int main (void) {
 
   uint8_t ledTick = 0;  
   struct timespec timestamp;
+  uint32_t last_seconds = 0;
+  uint32_t last_milliseconds = 0;
+
 
   while (1) {
     uint32_t period = ringbufferGet();
     clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &timestamp);
+    uint32_t current_seconds = timestamp.tv_sec;
+    uint32_t current_milliseconds = timestamp.tv_nsec / 1e6;
   
     // add averaging and forming the struct here
-    logmsg(LOG_DEBUG, "s: %lu, ns: %lu, p: %lu", timestamp.tv_sec, timestamp.tv_nsec, period);
+    logmsg(LOG_DEBUG, "s: %lu, ns: %lu, p: %lu", current_seconds, current_milliseconds, period);
 
     ledTick++;
     if (ledTick == 50) {