diff --git a/java/monasca-common-middleware/src/main/java/monasca/common/middleware/FilterUtils.java b/java/monasca-common-middleware/src/main/java/monasca/common/middleware/FilterUtils.java
index 27d8ed94..0795cac7 100644
--- a/java/monasca-common-middleware/src/main/java/monasca/common/middleware/FilterUtils.java
+++ b/java/monasca-common-middleware/src/main/java/monasca/common/middleware/FilterUtils.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class FilterUtils {
 
   public static void pause(long pauseTime) {
     try {
-      Thread.sleep(pauseTime);
+      Thread.sleep(pauseTime * 1000);
     } catch (InterruptedException e) {
       logger.debug("Thread is interrupted while sleeping before "
         + pauseTime + " seconds. ");