diff --git a/nsync/src/sync-socket.cc b/nsync/src/sync-socket.cc
index db51ce2..bd4c0e4 100644
--- a/nsync/src/sync-socket.cc
+++ b/nsync/src/sync-socket.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 {
   shared_ptr<Data> data = make_shared<Data>();
   data->setContent(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(buf), len);
-  data->setFreshnessPeriod(1000*freshness);
+  data->setFreshnessPeriod(time::seconds(freshness));
 
   m_ioService->post(bind(&SyncSocket::publishDataInternal, this, data, prefix, session,seq));