diff --git a/cmd/config_parser.go b/cmd/config_parser.go
index 7314e190..70d441cc 100644
--- a/cmd/config_parser.go
+++ b/cmd/config_parser.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	ReuseAddress     bool
 	ReusePort        bool
 	LoadBalancer     gnet.LoadBalancing
-	TickInterval     int
+	TickInterval     time.Duration
 	ReadBufferCap    int
 	WriteBufferCap   int
 	SocketRecvBuffer int
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func serverConfig() *ServerConfig {
 		SoftLimit:        uint64(konfig.Int64("server.softLimit")),
 		HardLimit:        uint64(konfig.Int64("server.hardLimit")),
 		EnableTicker:     konfig.Bool("server.enableTicker"),
-		TickInterval:     konfig.Int("server.tickInterval"),
+		TickInterval:     konfig.Duration("server.tickInterval"),
 		MultiCore:        konfig.Bool("server.multiCore"),
 		LockOSThread:     konfig.Bool("server.lockOSThread"),
 		LoadBalancer:     getLoadBalancer(konfig.String("server.loadBalancer")),
diff --git a/gatewayd.yaml b/gatewayd.yaml
index 8782bdaa..f4cbab0d 100644
--- a/gatewayd.yaml
+++ b/gatewayd.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ server:
   proxy: proxy
 
   enableTicker: False
-  tickInterval: 5 # seconds
+  tickInterval: 5s # seconds
   multiCore: True
   lockOSThread: False
   loadBalancer: roundrobin
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ server:
   socketSendBuffer: 4096
   reuseAddress: True
   reusePort: True
-  tcpKeepAlive: 3 # seconds
+  tcpKeepAlive: 3s # seconds
   tcpNoDelay: True
 
   incomingTrafficHandler: "null"
diff --git a/network/pool.go b/network/pool.go
index eab96b32..70e129cc 100644
--- a/network/pool.go
+++ b/network/pool.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func NewPool(
 	}
 
 	// Verify that the pool is properly populated
-	logger.Debug().Msgf("There are %d clients in the pool", len(pool.ClientIDs()))
+	logger.Info().Msgf("There are %d clients in the pool", len(pool.ClientIDs()))
 	if len(pool.ClientIDs()) != poolSize {
 		logger.Error().Msg(
 			"The pool size is incorrect, either because " +
diff --git a/network/server.go b/network/server.go
index 68549e4c..3dd26767 100644
--- a/network/server.go
+++ b/network/server.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const (
 	Running Status = "running"
 	Stopped Status = "stopped"
 
-	DefaultTickInterval = 5
+	DefaultTickInterval = 5 * time.Second
 	DefaultPoolSize     = 10
 	DefaultBufferSize   = 4096
 )
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	SoftLimit    uint64
 	HardLimit    uint64
 	Status       Status
-	TickInterval int
+	TickInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 func (s *Server) OnBoot(engine gnet.Engine) gnet.Action {
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func (s *Server) OnBoot(engine gnet.Engine) gnet.Action {
 
 	s.hooksConfig.RunHooks(OnBooted, s, engine)
 
+	s.logger.Debug().Msg("GatewayD booted")
+
 	return gnet.None
 }
 
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ func (s *Server) OnTick() (time.Duration, gnet.Action) {
 	s.logger.Debug().Msg("GatewayD is ticking...")
 	s.logger.Info().Msgf("Active connections: %d", s.engine.CountConnections())
 	s.hooksConfig.RunHooks(OnTick, s)
-	return time.Duration(s.TickInterval * int(time.Second)), gnet.None
+	return s.TickInterval, gnet.None
 }
 
 func (s *Server) Run() error {
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ func (s *Server) IsRunning() bool {
 func NewServer(
 	network, address string,
 	softLimit, hardLimit uint64,
-	tickInterval int,
+	tickInterval time.Duration,
 	options []gnet.Option,
 	onIncomingTraffic, onOutgoingTraffic Traffic,
 	proxy Proxy,
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ func NewServer(
 	}
 
 	if tickInterval == 0 {
-		server.TickInterval = int(DefaultTickInterval)
+		server.TickInterval = DefaultTickInterval
 		logger.Debug().Msgf("Tick interval is not set, using the default value")
 	} else {
 		server.TickInterval = tickInterval