diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/horizen/metrics/MetricsManager.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/horizen/metrics/MetricsManager.java
index e541b1e1fc..3df414eeea 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/horizen/metrics/MetricsManager.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/horizen/metrics/MetricsManager.java
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ private MetricsManager(TimeProvider timeProvider) throws IOException {
         blockApplyTime  =  Gauge.builder().name("block_apply_time").register();
         helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blockApplyTime.getPrometheusName(), "Time to apply block to node wallet and state (milliseconds)"));
 
-        blockApplyTimeAbsolute =  Gauge.builder().name("block_apply_time_fromforging").register();
-        helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blockApplyTimeAbsolute.getPrometheusName(), "Delta between timestamp when block has been applied succesfully on this node and timestamp of the block indicated by the forger (milliseconds)"));
+        blockApplyTimeAbsolute =  Gauge.builder().name("block_apply_time_fromslotstart").register();
+        helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blockApplyTimeAbsolute.getPrometheusName(), "Delta between timestamp when block has been applied succesfully on this node and start timestamp of the slot it belongs to (milliseconds)"));
 
         blocksAppliedSuccesfully =   Counter.builder().name("block_applied_ok").register();
         helps.add(new MetricsHelp(blocksAppliedSuccesfully.getPrometheusName(),"Number of received blocks applied succesfully (absolute value since start of the node)"));
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ private MetricsManager(TimeProvider timeProvider) throws IOException {
         helps.add(new MetricsHelp(forgeLotteryTime.getPrometheusName(), "Time to execute the lottery (milliseconds)"));
 
         forgeBlockCreationTime = Gauge.builder().name("forge_blockcreation_time").register();
-        helps.add(new MetricsHelp(forgeBlockCreationTime.getPrometheusName(),  "Time to create a new forged block (milliseconds)"));
+        helps.add(new MetricsHelp(forgeBlockCreationTime.getPrometheusName(),  "Time to create a new forged block (calculated from the start timestamp of the slot it belongs to) (milliseconds)"));
     }
 
     public long currentMillis(){
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder.scala b/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder.scala
index 61d8d61f02..aaa0c3c5c1 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder.scala
+++ b/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder.scala
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ abstract class AbstractSidechainNodeViewHolder[
                 metricsManager.mempoolSize(newMemPool.size)
                 metricsManager.appliedBlockOk(
                   endTime- startTime,
-                  endTime - pmod.timestamp
+                  endTime - (pmod.timestamp * 1000)
                 );
 
               // TODO FOR MERGE: usedSizeKBytes()/usedPercentage() should be moved into sparkz.core.transaction.MemoryPool
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/forge/AbstractForger.scala b/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/forge/AbstractForger.scala
index 7db63c13a5..277ec04358 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/forge/AbstractForger.scala
+++ b/sdk/src/main/scala/io/horizen/forge/AbstractForger.scala
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ abstract class AbstractForger[
     forgedBlockAsFuture.onComplete{
       case Success(ForgeSuccess(block)) => {
         log.info(s"Got successfully forged block with id ${block.id}")
-        metricsManager.forgedBlock(metricsManager.currentMillis() - block.timestamp);
+        metricsManager.forgedBlock(metricsManager.currentMillis() - (block.timestamp * 1000))
         viewHolderRef ! LocallyGeneratedModifier(block)
         respondsToOpt.map(respondsTo => respondsTo ! Success(block.id))
       }