diff --git a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/CircuitBreakerInterceptor.java b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/CircuitBreakerInterceptor.java
index 2f2cc21a1b3..a9fe74b933a 100644
--- a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/CircuitBreakerInterceptor.java
+++ b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/CircuitBreakerInterceptor.java
@@ -214,9 +214,8 @@ private Object circuitBreak(InvocationContext invocationContext) throws Exceptio
         long delay = (Long) FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
                 config, CircuitBreaker.class, "delay", invocationContext, Long.class)
                 .orElse(circuitBreaker.delay());
-        // Look for a String and cast to ChronoUnit - Use the Common Sense Convertor
         ChronoUnit delayUnit = (ChronoUnit) FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
-                config, CircuitBreaker.class, "delayUnit", invocationContext, String.class)
+                config, CircuitBreaker.class, "delayUnit", invocationContext, ChronoUnit.class)
                 .orElse(circuitBreaker.delayUnit());
         int requestVolumeThreshold = (Integer) FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
                 config, CircuitBreaker.class, "requestVolumeThreshold", invocationContext, Integer.class)