diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/ConfigProviderResolverImpl.java b/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/ConfigProviderResolverImpl.java
index 6ec60148664..77cf9a1c8fa 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/ConfigProviderResolverImpl.java
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/ConfigProviderResolverImpl.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
  *
- * Copyright (c) [2017-2021] Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) [2017-2023] Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
  * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public MicroprofileConfigConfiguration getMPConfig() {
 
     long getCacheDurationSeconds() {
         if (serverLevelConfig != null) {
-            return serverLevelConfig.getCacheDurationSeconds();
+            return serverLevelConfig.getCacheDurationMilliSeconds() / 1_000;
         }
         return Integer.parseInt(getMPConfig().getCacheDurationSeconds());
     }
diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/PayaraConfig.java b/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/PayaraConfig.java
index 8b5ea5525c2..21f8cd26872 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/PayaraConfig.java
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/PayaraConfig.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2022 Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
  * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
@@ -98,49 +98,49 @@ private static final class CacheEntry {
 
     private final Map<String, CacheEntry> cachedValuesByProperty = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
-    private volatile long configuredCacheDurationSeconds;
-    private volatile long configuredCacheDurationSecondsExpires = 0; // force value reload at start
+    private volatile long configuredCacheDurationMilliSeconds;
+    private volatile long configuredCacheDurationMilliSecondsExpires = 0; // force value reload at start
     private final Object configuredCacheValueLock = new Object();
     
     private final String profile;
 
-    public PayaraConfig(List<ConfigSource> sources, Map<Class<?>, Converter<?>> converters, long defaultCacheDurationSeconds) {
+    public PayaraConfig(List<ConfigSource> sources, Map<Class<?>, Converter<?>> converters, long defaultCacheDurationMilliSeconds) {
         this.sources = sources;
         this.converters = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(converters);
-        this.defaultCacheDurationMilliSeconds = defaultCacheDurationSeconds;
+        this.defaultCacheDurationMilliSeconds = defaultCacheDurationMilliSeconds;
         Collections.sort(sources, new ConfigSourceComparator());
 
         profile = getConfigValue(MP_CONFIG_PROFILE_NAME_STRING).getValue();
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public long getCacheDurationSeconds() {
+    public long getCacheDurationMilliSeconds() {
         final Optional<Converter<Long>> converter = Optional.ofNullable((Converter<Long>) converters.get(Long.class));
         if (converter.isPresent()) {
             long currentTimeMillis = currentTimeMillis();
             // If the value has been found and it hasn't expired
-            if (currentTimeMillis < configuredCacheDurationSecondsExpires) {
-                return configuredCacheDurationSeconds;
+            if (currentTimeMillis < configuredCacheDurationMilliSecondsExpires) {
+                return configuredCacheDurationMilliSeconds;
             } else {
                 // Atomic block to modify the cached value
                 synchronized (configuredCacheValueLock) {
                     // double check if situation didn't change
-                    if (currentTimeMillis < configuredCacheDurationSecondsExpires) {
-                        return configuredCacheDurationSeconds;
+                    if (currentTimeMillis < configuredCacheDurationMilliSecondsExpires) {
+                        return configuredCacheDurationMilliSeconds;
                     }
                     // Fetch the value from config
                     final ConfigValue value = searchConfigSources(MP_CONFIG_CACHE_DURATION, null);
                     if (value.getValue() != null) {
                         // If it's found, cache it
-                        configuredCacheDurationSeconds = convertValue(value, null, converter);
+                        configuredCacheDurationMilliSeconds = convertValue(value, null, converter);
                     } else {
                         // Cache the default value (usually that's from the server config)
-                        configuredCacheDurationSeconds = defaultCacheDurationMilliSeconds;
+                        configuredCacheDurationMilliSeconds = defaultCacheDurationMilliSeconds;
                     }
-                    configuredCacheDurationSecondsExpires = currentTimeMillis + configuredCacheDurationSeconds;
+                    configuredCacheDurationMilliSecondsExpires = currentTimeMillis + configuredCacheDurationMilliSeconds;
                     long endTimeMillis = currentTimeMillis();
                     log.log(Level.FINER, () -> "getCacheDurationSeconds took about " + (endTimeMillis - currentTimeMillis) + " ms");
-                    return configuredCacheDurationSeconds;
+                    return configuredCacheDurationMilliSeconds;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ protected ConfigValueImpl getConfigValue(String propertyName, String cacheKey, L
     }
 
     protected ConfigValueImpl getConfigValue(String propertyName, String cacheKey, Long ttl, String defaultValue, ConfigValueType type) {
-        long entryTTL = ttl != null ? ttl : getCacheDurationSeconds();
+        long entryTTL = ttl != null ? ttl : getCacheDurationMilliSeconds();
         
         if (entryTTL <= 0) {
             return searchConfigSources(propertyName, defaultValue);
diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/test/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/PayaraConfigTest.java b/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/test/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/PayaraConfigTest.java
index 74c4c1b80fd..3d2d7f6202f 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/test/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/PayaraConfigTest.java
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/nucleus-microprofile/config-service/src/test/java/fish/payara/nucleus/microprofile/config/spi/PayaraConfigTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2020 Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
  * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public void illegalArrayElementFailsOverallArrayConversion() {
     @Test
     public void ttlParameterIsRespected() {
         final long ttl = 60 * 1000L;
-        assertEquals(ttl, new PayaraConfig(emptyList(), emptyMap(), ttl).getCacheDurationSeconds());
+        assertEquals(ttl, new PayaraConfig(emptyList(), emptyMap(), ttl).getCacheDurationMilliSeconds());
     }
 
     private <T> void assertCachedValue(ConfigSource source, String key, Class<T> propertyType, T expectedValue1,