diff --git a/revid/config.go b/revid/config.go
index 673b51ad..29acb42c 100644
--- a/revid/config.go
+++ b/revid/config.go
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ const (
 	// MTS ring buffer defaults.
 	defaultMTSRBSize         = 1000
 	defaultMTSRBElementSize  = 100000
-	defaultMTSRBWriteTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+	defaultMTSRBWriteTimeout = 5
 
 	// RTMP ring buffer defaults.
 	defaultRTMPRBSize         = 1000
 	defaultRTMPRBElementSize  = 300000
-	defaultRTMPRBWriteTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+	defaultRTMPRBWriteTimeout = 5
 )
 
 // Config provides parameters relevant to a revid instance. A new config must
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ type Config struct {
 	// RTMP ring buffer parameters.
 	RTMPRBSize         int // The number of elements in the RTMP sender ringbuffer.
 	RTMPRBElementSize  int // The element size in bytes of the RTMP sender RingBuffer.
-	RTMPRBWriteTimeout time.Duration
+	RTMPRBWriteTimeout int // The ringbuffer write timeout in seconds.
 
 	// MTS ring buffer parameters.
 	MTSRBSize         int // The number of elements in the MTS sender ringbuffer.
 	MTSRBElementSize  int // The element size in bytes of the MTS sender RingBuffer.
-	MTSRBWriteTimeout time.Duration
+	MTSRBWriteTimeout int // The ringbuffer write timeout in seconds.
 }
 
 // Validation errors.
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 	}
 
 	if c.RTMPRBWriteTimeout <= 0 {
-		c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"RTMPRBWriteTimeout bad or unset, defaulting", "RTMPRBWriteTimeout", int(defaultRTMPRBWriteTimeout))
+		c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"RTMPRBWriteTimeout bad or unset, defaulting", "RTMPRBWriteTimeout", defaultRTMPRBWriteTimeout)
 		c.RTMPRBWriteTimeout = defaultRTMPRBWriteTimeout
 	}
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 	}
 
 	if c.MTSRBWriteTimeout <= 0 {
-		c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"MTSRBWriteTimeout bad or unset, defaulting", "MTSRBWriteTimeout", int(defaultMTSRBWriteTimeout))
+		c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"MTSRBWriteTimeout bad or unset, defaulting", "MTSRBWriteTimeout", defaultMTSRBWriteTimeout)
 		c.MTSRBWriteTimeout = defaultMTSRBWriteTimeout
 	}
 
diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index f1c1de0c..7a867bcd 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (r *Revid) setupPipeline(mtsEnc func(dst io.WriteCloser, rate float64) (io.
 			w = newMtsSender(
 				newHttpSender(r.ns, r.config.Logger.Log),
 				r.config.Logger.Log,
-				ring.NewBuffer(r.config.MTSRBSize, r.config.MTSRBElementSize, r.config.MTSRBWriteTimeout),
+				ring.NewBuffer(r.config.MTSRBSize, r.config.MTSRBElementSize, time.Duration(r.config.MTSRBWriteTimeout)*time.Second),
 				r.config.ClipDuration,
 			)
 			mtsSenders = append(mtsSenders, w)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (r *Revid) setupPipeline(mtsEnc func(dst io.WriteCloser, rate float64) (io.
 				r.config.RTMPURL,
 				rtmpConnectionTimeout,
 				rtmpConnectionMaxTries,
-				ring.NewBuffer(r.config.RTMPRBSize, r.config.RTMPRBElementSize, r.config.RTMPRBWriteTimeout),
+				ring.NewBuffer(r.config.RTMPRBSize, r.config.RTMPRBElementSize, time.Duration(r.config.RTMPRBWriteTimeout)*time.Second),
 				r.config.Logger.Log,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid RTMPRBWriteTimeout var", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
-			r.config.RTMPRBWriteTimeout = time.Duration(v) * time.Second
+			r.config.RTMPRBWriteTimeout = v
 		case "MTSRBSize":
 			v, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
 			if err != nil || v < 0 {
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid MTSRBWriteTimeout var", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
-			r.config.MTSRBWriteTimeout = time.Duration(v) * time.Second
+			r.config.MTSRBWriteTimeout = v
 		}
 	}
 	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"revid config changed", "config", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", r.config))