diff --git a/src/counter.c b/src/counter.c
index 16a93f9..d71a46f 100644
--- a/src/counter.c
+++ b/src/counter.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int main (void) {
     uint32_t current_milliseconds = timestamp.tv_nsec / 1e6;
   
     // add averaging and forming the struct here
-    uint32_t duration = (current_seconds - last_seconds) + (current_milliseconds - last_milliseconds);
+    uint32_t duration = ((current_seconds - last_seconds) * 1000) + (current_milliseconds - last_milliseconds);
     logmsg(LOG_DEBUG, "s: %lu, ns: %lu, d: %lu, p: %lu", current_seconds, current_milliseconds, duration, period);
     last_seconds = current_seconds;
     last_milliseconds = current_milliseconds;