diff --git a/src/network/event.cpp b/src/network/event.cpp
index e63216763..adc242262 100644
--- a/src/network/event.cpp
+++ b/src/network/event.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ constexpr bool isConnectionRequestPacket(unsigned char* data, size_t length)
 // ============================================================================
 Event::Event(ENetEvent* event, std::shared_ptr<STKPeer> peer)
 {
-    m_arrival_time = (double)StkTime::getTimeSinceEpoch();
+    m_arrival_time = StkTime::getMonoTimeMs();
     m_pdi = PDI_TIMEOUT;
     m_peer = peer;
 
diff --git a/src/network/event.hpp b/src/network/event.hpp
index 01317569a..7b56d9a94 100644
--- a/src/network/event.hpp
+++ b/src/network/event.hpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<STKPeer> m_peer;
 
     /** Arrivial time of the event, for timeouts. */
-    double m_arrival_time;
+    uint64_t m_arrival_time;
 
     /** For disconnection event, a bit more info is provided. */
     PeerDisconnectInfo m_pdi;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public:
                                         m_data->isSynchronous();     }
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Returns the arrival time of this event. */
-    double getArrivalTime() const { return m_arrival_time; }
+    uint64_t getArrivalTime() const { return m_arrival_time; }
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     PeerDisconnectInfo getPeerDisconnectInfo() const { return m_pdi; }
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/network/protocol_manager.cpp b/src/network/protocol_manager.cpp
index 2418d2cf0..204458f6d 100644
--- a/src/network/protocol_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/protocol_manager.cpp
@@ -449,7 +449,8 @@ bool ProtocolManager::sendEvent(Event* event)
             can_be_deleted |= m_all_protocols.at(i).notifyEvent(event);
         }
     }
-    return can_be_deleted || StkTime::getTimeSinceEpoch() - event->getArrivalTime()
+    const uint64_t TIME_TO_KEEP_EVENTS = 1000;
+    return can_be_deleted || StkTime::getMonoTimeMs() - event->getArrivalTime()
                               >= TIME_TO_KEEP_EVENTS;
 }   // sendEvent
 
diff --git a/src/network/protocol_manager.hpp b/src/network/protocol_manager.hpp
index 98c1aa317..72308108d 100644
--- a/src/network/protocol_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/network/protocol_manager.hpp
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 class Event;
 class STKPeer;
 
-#define TIME_TO_KEEP_EVENTS 1.0
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** \enum ProtocolRequestType
  *  \brief Defines actions that can be done about protocols.