diff --git a/cns/configuration/configuration.go b/cns/configuration/configuration.go
index 8614deea64..099ddf8418 100644
--- a/cns/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/cns/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/cns"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/cns/logger"
@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@ type CNSConfig struct {
 	InitializeFromCNI           bool
 	ManagedSettings             ManagedSettings
 	MetricsBindAddress          string
-	SyncHostNCTimeoutMs         time.Duration
-	SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs time.Duration
+	SyncHostNCTimeoutMs         int
+	SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs int
 	TLSCertificatePath          string
 	TLSEndpoint                 string
 	TLSPort                     string
@@ -151,9 +150,9 @@ func SetCNSConfigDefaults(config *CNSConfig) {
 		config.MetricsBindAddress = ":9090"
 	}
 	if config.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs == 0 {
-		config.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs = 1000 * time.Millisecond //nolint:gomnd // default times
+		config.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs = 1000 //nolint:gomnd // default times
 	}
 	if config.SyncHostNCTimeoutMs == 0 {
-		config.SyncHostNCTimeoutMs = 500 * time.Millisecond //nolint:gomnd // default times
+		config.SyncHostNCTimeoutMs = 500 //nolint:gomnd // default times
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cns/configuration/configuration_test.go b/cns/configuration/configuration_test.go
index 6ec0705191..bb984fd429 100644
--- a/cns/configuration/configuration_test.go
+++ b/cns/configuration/configuration_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/common"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -188,8 +187,8 @@ func TestSetCNSConfigDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 					NodeSyncIntervalInSeconds: 30,
 				},
 				MetricsBindAddress:          ":9090",
-				SyncHostNCTimeoutMs:         500 * time.Millisecond,
-				SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs: 1000 * time.Millisecond,
+				SyncHostNCTimeoutMs:         500,
+				SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs: 1000,
 				TelemetrySettings: TelemetrySettings{
 					TelemetryBatchSizeBytes:      32768,
 					TelemetryBatchIntervalInSecs: 30,
diff --git a/cns/service/main.go b/cns/service/main.go
index 1e5cbbfbf7..09672bac3c 100644
--- a/cns/service/main.go
+++ b/cns/service/main.go
@@ -786,11 +786,11 @@ func InitializeMultiTenantController(ctx context.Context, httpRestService cns.HT
 	logger.Printf("Starting SyncHostNCVersion")
 	go func() {
 		// Periodically poll vfp programmed NC version from NMAgent
-		tickerChannel := time.Tick(cnsconfig.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs)
+		tickerChannel := time.Tick(time.Duration(cnsconfig.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs) * time.Millisecond)
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-tickerChannel:
-				timedCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, cnsconfig.SyncHostNCTimeoutMs)
+				timedCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Duration(cnsconfig.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs)*time.Millisecond)
 				httpRestServiceImpl.SyncHostNCVersion(timedCtx, cnsconfig.ChannelMode)
 				cancel()
 			case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -895,7 +895,10 @@ func InitializeCRDState(ctx context.Context, httpRestService cns.HTTPService, cn
 	scopedcli := kubecontroller.NewScopedClient(nnccli, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "kube-system", Name: nodeName})
 
 	// initialize the ipam pool monitor
-	poolMonitor := ipampool.NewMonitor(httpRestServiceImplementation, scopedcli, &ipampool.Options{RefreshDelay: poolIPAMRefreshRateInMilliseconds})
+	poolOpts := ipampool.Options{
+		RefreshDelay: poolIPAMRefreshRateInMilliseconds * time.Millisecond,
+	}
+	poolMonitor := ipampool.NewMonitor(httpRestServiceImplementation, scopedcli, &poolOpts)
 	httpRestServiceImplementation.IPAMPoolMonitor = poolMonitor
 	logger.Printf("Starting IPAM Pool Monitor")
 	go func() {
@@ -951,11 +954,11 @@ func InitializeCRDState(ctx context.Context, httpRestService cns.HTTPService, cn
 	logger.Printf("Starting SyncHostNCVersion")
 	go func() {
 		// Periodically poll vfp programmed NC version from NMAgent
-		tickerChannel := time.Tick(cnsconfig.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs)
+		tickerChannel := time.Tick(time.Duration(cnsconfig.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs) * time.Millisecond)
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-tickerChannel:
-				timedCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, cnsconfig.SyncHostNCTimeoutMs)
+				timedCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Duration(cnsconfig.SyncHostNCVersionIntervalMs)*time.Millisecond)
 				httpRestServiceImplementation.SyncHostNCVersion(timedCtx, cnsconfig.ChannelMode)
 				cancel()
 			case <-ctx.Done():