diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65be87d..107fbf5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The global configurations are:
 
 |key|value|
 |---|---|
-|`check_interval`|Maximum frequency to run checks for each monitor|
+|`check_interval`|Maximum frequency to run checks for each monitor (as duration, eg. 1m2s)|
 |`monitors`|List of all monitors. Detailed description below|
 |`alerts`|List of all alerts. Detailed description below|
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ minitor -metrics -metrics-port 3000
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Whether you're looking to submit a patch or just tell me I broke something, you can contribute through the Github mirror and I can merge PRs back to the source repository.
+Whether you're looking to submit a patch or tell me I broke something, you can contribute through the Github mirror and I can merge PRs back to the source repository.
 
 Primary Repo: https://git.iamthefij.com/iamthefij/minitor.git
 
@@ -153,4 +153,3 @@ Future, potentially breaking changes
   - [ ] Async checking
   - [ ] Revisit metrics and see if they all make sense
   - [ ] Consider dropping `alert_up` and `alert_down` in favor of using Go templates that offer more control of messaging (Breaking)
-  - [ ] Use durations rather than seconds checked in event loop (Potentially breaking)
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index ef67de7..7d2d5b3 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.iamthefij.com/iamthefij/slog"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ var errInvalidConfig = errors.New("Invalid configuration")
 
 // Config type is contains all provided user configuration
 type Config struct {
-	CheckInterval int64 `yaml:"check_interval"`
+	CheckInterval time.Duration `yaml:"check_interval"`
 	Monitors      []*Monitor
 	Alerts        map[string]*Alert
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3df6d24..1eecd43 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ func main() {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 
-		sleepTime := time.Duration(config.CheckInterval) * time.Second
-		time.Sleep(sleepTime)
+		time.Sleep(config.CheckInterval)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/monitor.go b/monitor.go
index 059d707..6aea6f3 100644
--- a/monitor.go
+++ b/monitor.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 // Monitor represents a particular periodic check of a command
 type Monitor struct { //nolint:maligned
 	// Config values
-	AlertAfter    int16   `yaml:"alert_after"`
-	AlertEvery    int16   `yaml:"alert_every"`
-	CheckInterval float64 `yaml:"check_interval"`
+	AlertAfter    int16         `yaml:"alert_after"`
+	AlertEvery    int16         `yaml:"alert_every"`
+	CheckInterval time.Duration `yaml:"check_interval"`
 	Name          string
 	AlertDown     []string `yaml:"alert_down"`
 	AlertUp       []string `yaml:"alert_up"`
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (monitor Monitor) ShouldCheck() bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	sinceLastCheck := time.Since(monitor.lastCheck).Seconds()
+	sinceLastCheck := time.Since(monitor.lastCheck)
 
 	return sinceLastCheck >= monitor.CheckInterval
 }