diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8246d7586..595a930d6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4952,6 +4952,16 @@ version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a3a5bfb195931eeb336b2a7b4d761daec841b97f947d34394601737a7bba5e4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "humantime-serde"
+version = "1.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "57a3db5ea5923d99402c94e9feb261dc5ee9b4efa158b0315f788cf549cc200c"
+dependencies = [
+ "humantime",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "0.14.28"
@@ -6300,6 +6310,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "fxhash",
  "hex",
+ "humantime-serde",
  "hyper 0.14.28",
  "lightning-blockstore",
  "lightning-interfaces",
@@ -6541,6 +6552,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fleek-crypto",
  "fleek-ipld",
  "futures",
+ "humantime-serde",
  "hyper 0.14.28",
  "hyper-rustls",
  "libipld",
@@ -6568,6 +6580,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "fleek-crypto",
+ "humantime-serde",
  "lightning-application",
  "lightning-interfaces",
  "lightning-metrics",
@@ -6596,6 +6609,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fleek-crypto",
  "futures",
  "hp-fixed",
+ "humantime-serde",
  "lightning-application",
  "lightning-interfaces",
  "lightning-metrics",
@@ -6807,6 +6821,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.2.0",
  "fleek-crypto",
  "futures",
+ "humantime-serde",
  "lightning-interfaces",
  "lightning-metrics",
  "lightning-utils",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e86893b2c..62030accc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ reqwest = "0.11.18"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde-big-array = "0.5.1"
 serde_json = "1.0.96"
+humantime-serde = "1.1.1"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 tempdir = "0.3"
 parking_lot = "0.12.1"
diff --git a/core/handshake/Cargo.toml b/core/handshake/Cargo.toml
index c49c02891..e1583c091 100644
--- a/core/handshake/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/handshake/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ fn-sdk = { path = "../../lib/sdk" }
 tracing.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+humantime-serde.workspace = true
 fleek-crypto.workspace = true
 async-trait.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
diff --git a/core/handshake/src/config.rs b/core/handshake/src/config.rs
index a216de3b9..025e1045f 100644
--- a/core/handshake/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/handshake/src/config.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct HandshakeConfig {
     /// Optional http configuration
     pub https: Option<HttpsConfig>,
     /// Timeout for disconnected sessions
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub timeout: Duration,
 }
 
diff --git a/core/origin-ipfs/Cargo.toml b/core/origin-ipfs/Cargo.toml
index 198e4e1e1..53d59ae51 100644
--- a/core/origin-ipfs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/origin-ipfs/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ lightning-interfaces = { path = "../interfaces" }
 fleek-ipld.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+humantime-serde.workspace = true
 tokio-stream.workspace = true
 bytes.workspace = true
 cid.workspace = true
diff --git a/core/origin-ipfs/src/config.rs b/core/origin-ipfs/src/config.rs
index f43f4a0c7..c7c6afd77 100644
--- a/core/origin-ipfs/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/origin-ipfs/src/config.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub gateways: Vec<Gateway>,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub gateway_timeout: Duration,
 }
 
diff --git a/core/pinger/Cargo.toml b/core/pinger/Cargo.toml
index 36957eca4..bb6c3e04f 100644
--- a/core/pinger/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/pinger/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ lightning-metrics = { path = "../metrics" }
 tokio.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+humantime-serde.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 fleek-crypto.workspace = true
diff --git a/core/pinger/src/config.rs b/core/pinger/src/config.rs
index cb9487da8..4762cc7b0 100644
--- a/core/pinger/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/pinger/src/config.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     // /// The number of times that we ping each peer per epoch.
     // pub num_pings_per_peer: u16,
     /// The interval for sending pings.
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub ping_interval: Duration,
 }
 
diff --git a/core/pool/Cargo.toml b/core/pool/Cargo.toml
index bc7a593e7..4334ccc20 100644
--- a/core/pool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/pool/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ lightning-metrics = { path = "../metrics" }
 lightning-utils = { path = "../utils" }
 tracing.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+humantime-serde.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 tokio-stream.workspace = true
 scc.workspace = true
diff --git a/core/pool/src/config.rs b/core/pool/src/config.rs
index 29129cf57..c17f29f8c 100644
--- a/core/pool/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/pool/src/config.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub max_idle_timeout: Duration,
     pub address: SocketAddr,
     pub http: Option<SocketAddr>,
diff --git a/core/syncronizer/Cargo.toml b/core/syncronizer/Cargo.toml
index 6940c1946..9fbca9b4c 100644
--- a/core/syncronizer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/syncronizer/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 reqwest.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+humantime-serde.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
 fleek-crypto.workspace = true
diff --git a/core/syncronizer/src/config.rs b/core/syncronizer/src/config.rs
index ed45575a3..f75f51319 100644
--- a/core/syncronizer/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/syncronizer/src/config.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub epoch_change_delta: Duration,
 }