diff --git a/cli/server.go b/cli/server.go
index ca5539ff..63890a75 100644
--- a/cli/server.go
+++ b/cli/server.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func runServer(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create new asset repository: %w", err)
 	}
-	discoveryRepository := esStore.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, logger, cfg.Elasticsearch.RequestTimeoutInSeconds)
+	discoveryRepository := esStore.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, logger, cfg.Elasticsearch.RequestTimeout)
 	lineageRepository, err := postgres.NewLineageRepository(pgClient)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create new lineage repository: %w", err)
diff --git a/cli/worker.go b/cli/worker.go
index de49096e..c9b75aad 100644
--- a/cli/worker.go
+++ b/cli/worker.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func runWorker(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) error {
 
 	mgr, err := workermanager.New(ctx, workermanager.Deps{
 		Config:        cfg.Worker,
-		DiscoveryRepo: elasticsearch.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, logger, cfg.Elasticsearch.RequestTimeoutInSeconds),
+		DiscoveryRepo: elasticsearch.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, logger, cfg.Elasticsearch.RequestTimeout),
 		Logger:        logger,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/compass.yaml.example b/compass.yaml.example
index 09bb43cb..8922c2d6 100644
--- a/compass.yaml.example
+++ b/compass.yaml.example
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ newrelic:
 
 elasticsearch:
     brokers: http://localhost:9200
-    request_timeout_in_seconds: 10
+    request_timeout_in_seconds: 10s
 
 db:
     host: localhost
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ db:
 service:
     host: localhost
     port: 8080
-    request_timeout_in_seconds: 10
+    request_timeout_in_seconds: 10s
     identity:
         headerkey_uuid: Compass-User-UUID
         headerkey_email: Compass-User-Email
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ service:
         port: 8081
         max_send_msg_size: 33554432
         max_recv_msg_size: 33554432
-        request_timeout_in_seconds: 5
+        request_timeout_in_seconds: 5s
 
 worker:
     enabled: true
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 8c61dff1..2c1fe77b 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	BaseUrl string `mapstructure:"baseurl" default:"localhost:8080"`
 
 	// User Identity
-	Identity                IdentityConfig `mapstructure:"identity"`
-	RequestTimeoutInSeconds int            `mapstructure:"request_timeout_in_seconds" default:"10"`
+	Identity       IdentityConfig `mapstructure:"identity"`
+	RequestTimeout time.Duration  `mapstructure:"request_timeout" default:"10s"`
 	// GRPC Config
 	GRPC GRPCConfig `mapstructure:"grpc"`
 }
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ type IdentityConfig struct {
 }
 
 type GRPCConfig struct {
-	Port                    int `yaml:"port" mapstructure:"port" default:"8081"`
-	RequestTimeoutInSeconds int `yaml:"request_timeout_in_seconds" mapstructure:"request_timeout_in_seconds" default:"5"`
-	MaxRecvMsgSize          int `yaml:"max_recv_msg_size" mapstructure:"max_recv_msg_size" default:"33554432"`
-	MaxSendMsgSize          int `yaml:"max_send_msg_size" mapstructure:"max_send_msg_size" default:"33554432"`
+	Port           int           `yaml:"port" mapstructure:"port" default:"8081"`
+	RequestTimeout time.Duration `yaml:"request_timeout" mapstructure:"request_timeout" default:"5s"`
+	MaxRecvMsgSize int           `yaml:"max_recv_msg_size" mapstructure:"max_recv_msg_size" default:"33554432"`
+	MaxSendMsgSize int           `yaml:"max_send_msg_size" mapstructure:"max_send_msg_size" default:"33554432"`
 }
 
 func Serve(
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func Serve(
 	grpc_health_v1.RegisterHealthServer(grpcServer, healthHandler)
 
 	// init http proxy
-	grpcDialCtx, grpcDialCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*time.Duration(config.GRPC.RequestTimeoutInSeconds))
+	grpcDialCtx, grpcDialCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, config.GRPC.RequestTimeout)
 	defer grpcDialCancel()
 
 	headerMatcher := makeHeaderMatcher(config)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func Serve(
 		mux.WithHTTPTarget(config.addr(), &http.Server{
 			Handler:      gwmux,
 			ReadTimeout:  5 * time.Second,
-			WriteTimeout: time.Duration(config.RequestTimeoutInSeconds) * time.Second,
+			WriteTimeout: config.RequestTimeout,
 			IdleTimeout:  120 * time.Second,
 		}),
 		mux.WithGRPCTarget(config.grpcAddr(), grpcServer),
diff --git a/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_repository.go b/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_repository.go
index aa276b5b..c193237b 100644
--- a/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_repository.go
+++ b/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_repository.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 type DiscoveryRepository struct {
 	cli            *Client
 	logger         log.Logger
-	requestTimeout int
+	requestTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
-func NewDiscoveryRepository(cli *Client, logger log.Logger, requestTimeout int) *DiscoveryRepository {
+func NewDiscoveryRepository(cli *Client, logger log.Logger, requestTimeout time.Duration) *DiscoveryRepository {
 	return &DiscoveryRepository{
 		cli:            cli,
 		logger:         logger,
diff --git a/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_search_repository.go b/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_search_repository.go
index f74a56a7..0ce7e189 100644
--- a/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_search_repository.go
+++ b/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_search_repository.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (repo *DiscoveryRepository) Search(ctx context.Context, cfg asset.SearchCon
 		search.WithIgnoreUnavailable(true),
 		search.WithSourceIncludes(returnedAssetFieldsResult...),
 		search.WithContext(ctx),
-		search.WithTimeout(time.Duration(repo.requestTimeout)*time.Second),
+		search.WithTimeout(repo.requestTimeout),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, asset.DiscoveryError{Op: "Search", Err: fmt.Errorf("execute search: %w", err)}
diff --git a/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_search_repository_test.go b/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_search_repository_test.go
index 6433040a..ac1263a3 100644
--- a/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_search_repository_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/elasticsearch/discovery_search_repository_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v7"
 	"github.com/goto/compass/core/asset"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func TestSearcherSearch(t *testing.T) {
 		err = loadTestFixture(cli, esClient, "./testdata/search-test-fixture.json")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), 10)
+		repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), time.Duration(10))
 
 		type expectedRow struct {
 			Type    string
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ func TestSearcherSuggest(t *testing.T) {
 	err = loadTestFixture(cli, esClient, "./testdata/suggest-test-fixture.json")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), 10)
+	repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), time.Duration(10))
 
 	t.Run("fixtures", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testCases := []struct {
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ func loadTestFixture(cli *elasticsearch.Client, esClient *store.Client, filePath
 
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 	for _, testdata := range data {
-		repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), 10)
+		repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), time.Duration(10))
 		for _, ast := range testdata.Assets {
 			if err := repo.Upsert(ctx, ast); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ func TestGroupAssets(t *testing.T) {
 		)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), 10)
+		repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), time.Duration(10))
 		_, err = repo.GroupAssets(ctx, asset.GroupConfig{
 			GroupBy: []string{""},
 		})
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ func TestGroupAssets(t *testing.T) {
 		err = loadTestFixture(cli, esClient, "./testdata/search-test-fixture.json")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), 10)
+		repo := store.NewDiscoveryRepository(esClient, log.NewNoop(), time.Duration(10))
 
 		type groupTest struct {
 			Description string
diff --git a/internal/store/elasticsearch/es.go b/internal/store/elasticsearch/es.go
index 7d8f6aaa..11aa821b 100644
--- a/internal/store/elasticsearch/es.go
+++ b/internal/store/elasticsearch/es.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	Brokers                 string `mapstructure:"brokers" default:"http://localhost:9200"`
-	RequestTimeoutInSeconds int    `mapstructure:"request_timeout_in_seconds" default:"10"`
+	Brokers        string        `mapstructure:"brokers" default:"http://localhost:9200"`
+	RequestTimeout time.Duration `mapstructure:"request_timeout" default:"10s"`
 }
 
 type searchHit struct {