diff --git a/proxy/Milestones.h b/proxy/Milestones.h
index b05d60f8ee8..0472aff9512 100644
--- a/proxy/Milestones.h
+++ b/proxy/Milestones.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TransactionMilestones
    * Takes two milestones and returns the difference.
    * @param start The start time
    * @param end The end time
-   * @return A double that is the time in seconds
+   * @return The difference time in milliseconds
    */
   int64_t
   difference_msec(TSMilestonesType ms_start, TSMilestonesType ms_end) const
@@ -55,10 +55,16 @@ class TransactionMilestones
     return ink_hrtime_to_msec(milestones[ms_end] - milestones[ms_start]);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Takes two milestones and returns the difference.
+   * @param start The start time
+   * @param end The end time
+   * @return A double that is the difference time in seconds
+   */
   double
-  difference(TSMilestonesType ms_start, TSMilestonesType ms_end) const
+  difference_sec(TSMilestonesType ms_start, TSMilestonesType ms_end) const
   {
-    return (double)difference_msec(ms_start, ms_end);
+    return (double)difference_msec(ms_start, ms_end) / 1000.0;
   }
 
   ink_hrtime
diff --git a/proxy/http/HttpSM.cc b/proxy/http/HttpSM.cc
index 5803e234f39..b34b9dbe493 100644
--- a/proxy/http/HttpSM.cc
+++ b/proxy/http/HttpSM.cc
@@ -6949,21 +6949,21 @@ HttpSM::update_stats()
           "plugin_total: %.3f",
           sm_id, client_ip, t_state.client_info.src_addr.host_order_port(), url_string, status, unique_id_string, redirection_tries,
           client_response_body_bytes, fd, t_state.client_info.state, t_state.server_info.state,
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_UA_BEGIN),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_UA_FIRST_READ),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_UA_READ_HEADER_DONE),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_CACHE_OPEN_READ_BEGIN),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_CACHE_OPEN_READ_END),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_DNS_LOOKUP_BEGIN),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_DNS_LOOKUP_END),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_CONNECT),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_FIRST_READ),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_READ_HEADER_DONE),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_CLOSE),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_UA_CLOSE),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SM_FINISH),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_PLUGIN_ACTIVE),
-          milestones.difference(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_PLUGIN_TOTAL));
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_UA_BEGIN),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_UA_FIRST_READ),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_UA_READ_HEADER_DONE),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_CACHE_OPEN_READ_BEGIN),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_CACHE_OPEN_READ_END),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_DNS_LOOKUP_BEGIN),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_DNS_LOOKUP_END),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_CONNECT),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_FIRST_READ),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_READ_HEADER_DONE),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SERVER_CLOSE),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_UA_CLOSE),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_SM_FINISH),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_PLUGIN_ACTIVE),
+          milestones.difference_sec(TS_MILESTONE_SM_START, TS_MILESTONE_PLUGIN_TOTAL));
   }
 }