diff --git a/hawkbit-dmf-amqp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/amqp/AmqpProperties.java b/hawkbit-dmf-amqp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/amqp/AmqpProperties.java
index 5b06c3318..f9b4cceb6 100644
--- a/hawkbit-dmf-amqp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/amqp/AmqpProperties.java
+++ b/hawkbit-dmf-amqp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/amqp/AmqpProperties.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class AmqpProperties {
     /**
      * Requested heartbeat interval from broker in {@link TimeUnit#SECONDS}.
      */
-    private int requestedHeartBeat = 60;
+    private int requestedHeartBeat = (int) TimeUnit.SECONDS.toSeconds(60);
 
     /**
      * Is missingQueuesFatal enabled