diff --git a/kaldb/src/main/java/com/slack/kaldb/chunk/ReadOnlyChunkImpl.java b/kaldb/src/main/java/com/slack/kaldb/chunk/ReadOnlyChunkImpl.java
index b220c2304b..5356354c8d 100644
--- a/kaldb/src/main/java/com/slack/kaldb/chunk/ReadOnlyChunkImpl.java
+++ b/kaldb/src/main/java/com/slack/kaldb/chunk/ReadOnlyChunkImpl.java
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ private boolean setChunkMetadataState(
     try {
       cacheSlotMetadataStore
           .updateNonFreeCacheSlotState(cacheSlotMetadata, newState)
-          .get(DEFAULT_ZK_TIMEOUT_SECS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+          .get(DEFAULT_ZK_TIMEOUT_SECS, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
       return true;
     } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException | TimeoutException e) {
       LOG.error("Error setting chunk metadata state", e);