diff --git a/src/mod_push_keepalive.erl b/src/mod_push_keepalive.erl
index 574b1d7aa..0af5e0ed2 100644
--- a/src/mod_push_keepalive.erl
+++ b/src/mod_push_keepalive.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 -include("logger.hrl").
 -include("xmpp.hrl").
 
--define(PUSH_BEFORE_TIMEOUT_SECS, 120).
+-define(PUSH_BEFORE_TIMEOUT_PERIOD, 120000). % 2 minutes.
 
 -type c2s_state() :: ejabberd_c2s:state().
 
@@ -77,14 +77,16 @@ depends(_Host, _Opts) ->
 
 -spec mod_opt_type(atom()) -> econf:validator().
 mod_opt_type(resume_timeout) ->
-    econf:non_neg_int();
+    econf:either(
+      econf:int(0, 0),
+      econf:timeout(second));
 mod_opt_type(wake_on_start) ->
     econf:bool();
 mod_opt_type(wake_on_timeout) ->
     econf:bool().
 
 mod_options(_Host) ->
-    [{resume_timeout, 259200},
+    [{resume_timeout, timer:seconds(259200)},
      {wake_on_start, false},
      {wake_on_timeout, true}].
 
@@ -216,10 +218,10 @@ maybe_restore_resume_timeout(State) ->
 -spec maybe_start_wakeup_timer(c2s_state()) -> c2s_state().
 maybe_start_wakeup_timer(#{push_wake_on_timeout := true,
 			   push_resume_timeout := ResumeTimeout} = State)
-  when is_integer(ResumeTimeout), ResumeTimeout > ?PUSH_BEFORE_TIMEOUT_SECS ->
-    WakeTimeout = ResumeTimeout - ?PUSH_BEFORE_TIMEOUT_SECS,
+  when is_integer(ResumeTimeout), ResumeTimeout > ?PUSH_BEFORE_TIMEOUT_PERIOD ->
+    WakeTimeout = ResumeTimeout - ?PUSH_BEFORE_TIMEOUT_PERIOD,
     ?DEBUG("Scheduling wake-up timer to fire in ~B seconds", [WakeTimeout]),
-    erlang:start_timer(timer:seconds(WakeTimeout), self(), push_keepalive),
+    erlang:start_timer(WakeTimeout, self(), push_keepalive),
     State;
 maybe_start_wakeup_timer(State) ->
     State.
diff --git a/src/mod_stream_mgmt.erl b/src/mod_stream_mgmt.erl
index 030a36b80..f03c8c735 100644
--- a/src/mod_stream_mgmt.erl
+++ b/src/mod_stream_mgmt.erl
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ transition_to_pending(#{mgmt_state := active, jid := JID,
 			lserver := LServer, mgmt_timeout := Timeout} = State) ->
     State1 = cancel_ack_timer(State),
     ?INFO_MSG("Waiting for resumption of stream for ~s", [jid:encode(JID)]),
-    TRef = erlang:start_timer(timer:seconds(Timeout), self(), pending_timeout),
+    TRef = erlang:start_timer(Timeout, self(), pending_timeout),
     State2 = State1#{mgmt_state => pending, mgmt_pending_timer => TRef},
     ejabberd_hooks:run_fold(c2s_session_pending, LServer, State2, []);
 transition_to_pending(State) ->
@@ -699,8 +699,7 @@ send(#{mod := Mod} = State, Pkt) ->
 -spec restart_pending_timer(state(), non_neg_integer()) -> state().
 restart_pending_timer(#{mgmt_pending_timer := TRef} = State, NewTimeout) ->
     misc:cancel_timer(TRef),
-    NewTRef = erlang:start_timer(timer:seconds(NewTimeout), self(),
-				 pending_timeout),
+    NewTRef = erlang:start_timer(NewTimeout, self(), pending_timeout),
     State#{mgmt_pending_timer => NewTRef};
 restart_pending_timer(State, _NewTimeout) ->
     State.
@@ -805,9 +804,13 @@ get_queue_type(Host) ->
 mod_opt_type(max_ack_queue) ->
     econf:pos_int(infinity);
 mod_opt_type(resume_timeout) ->
-    econf:non_neg_int();
+    econf:either(
+      econf:int(0, 0),
+      econf:timeout(second));
 mod_opt_type(max_resume_timeout) ->
-    econf:non_neg_int();
+    econf:either(
+      econf:int(0, 0),
+      econf:timeout(second));
 mod_opt_type(ack_timeout) ->
     econf:timeout(second, infinity);
 mod_opt_type(resend_on_timeout) ->