diff --git a/src/GeneralInfoService.cpp b/src/GeneralInfoService.cpp
index 431ac61..7062e40 100644
--- a/src/GeneralInfoService.cpp
+++ b/src/GeneralInfoService.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "GeneralInfoService.h"
 #include "Pins.h"
+#include "Timer.h"
 
 GeneralInfoService::GeneralInfoService(AsyncWebServer *server, float *lasthum, float *lasttemp) :
         hum(lasthum),
@@ -21,10 +22,12 @@ void GeneralInfoService::reply(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
     root["temp"] = *temp;
     root["hum"] = *hum;
 
-    root["lastpumptime"] = lastPumpTime != 0 ? (millis() - lastPumpTime) / 1000 : 0;
-    root["lastWaterOutage"] = lastWaterOutage != 0 ? (millis() - lastWaterOutage) / 1000 : 0;
-    root["lastPumpDuration"] = lastPumpDuration != 0 ? lastPumpDuration / 1000 : 0;
-    root["runtime"] = millis() / 1000;
+    const uint32_t systime = Timer::getSystemSeconds();
+
+    root["lastpumptime"] = lastPumpTime != 0 ? systime - lastPumpTime : 0;
+    root["lastWaterOutage"] = lastWaterOutage != 0 ? systime - lastWaterOutage : 0;
+    root["lastPumpDuration"] = lastPumpDuration != 0 ? lastPumpDuration : 0;
+    root["runtime"] = systime;
 
     root["watersensor"] = digitalRead(WasserSensorPin) ? true : false;
     root["pressuresensor"] = digitalRead(DruckSensorPin) ? true : false;
@@ -35,14 +38,14 @@ void GeneralInfoService::reply(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
     request->send(response);
 }
 
-void GeneralInfoService::setlastPumpTime(unsigned long lastPumpTime) {
+void GeneralInfoService::setlastPumpTime(uint32_t lastPumpTime) {
     this->lastPumpTime = lastPumpTime;
 }
 
-void GeneralInfoService::setlastWaterOutage(unsigned long lastWaterOutage) {
+void GeneralInfoService::setlastWaterOutage(uint32_t lastWaterOutage) {
     this->lastWaterOutage = lastWaterOutage;
 }
 
-void GeneralInfoService::setPumpDuration(unsigned long lastPumpDuration) {
+void GeneralInfoService::setPumpDuration(uint32_t lastPumpDuration) {
     this->lastPumpDuration = lastPumpDuration;
 }
diff --git a/src/GeneralInfoService.h b/src/GeneralInfoService.h
index fee1adf..b2947d1 100644
--- a/src/GeneralInfoService.h
+++ b/src/GeneralInfoService.h
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ public:
      * sets the last time when the pump was on
      * @param lastPumpTime pump time in ms
      */
-    void setlastPumpTime(unsigned long lastPumpTime);
+    void setlastPumpTime(uint32_t lastPumpTime);
 
     /**
      * sets the last time of a water outage
      * @param lastWaterOutage last wateroutage time in ms
      */
-    void setlastWaterOutage(unsigned long lastWaterOutage);
+    void setlastWaterOutage(uint32_t lastWaterOutage);
 
     /**
      * sets the duration of the last pump cycle
      * @param lastPumpDuration duration in ms
      */
-    void setPumpDuration(unsigned long lastPumpDuration);
+    void setPumpDuration(uint32_t lastPumpDuration);
 
 private:
     void reply(AsyncWebServerRequest* request);
diff --git a/src/Timer.cpp b/src/Timer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe18308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Timer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//
+// Created by lukas on 09.12.20.
+//
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include "Timer.h"
+
+uint32_t Timer::getSystemSeconds() {
+    return (uint32_t)(micros64() / 1000000);
+}
diff --git a/src/Timer.h b/src/Timer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f84212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Timer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//
+// Created by lukas on 09.12.20.
+//
+
+#ifndef PUMPENSTEUERUNG_TIMER_H
+#define PUMPENSTEUERUNG_TIMER_H
+
+class Timer {
+public:
+    /**
+     * get system time in seconds
+     * @return system time in seconds
+     */
+    static uint32_t getSystemSeconds();
+};
+
+
+#endif //PUMPENSTEUERUNG_TIMER_H
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 47f7452..e40605a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "Pins.h"
 #include "GeneralInfoService.h"
 #include "SettingsService.h"
+#include "Timer.h"
 
 bool allow;
 bool error = false;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ Ticker pumpendauer;
 //WifiManager mang;
 Heating mHeat;
 
-unsigned long turnontime = 0;
+uint32_t turnontime = 0;
 
 AsyncWebServer server(80);
 ESP8266React esp8266React(&server);
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ void pumpeSchalten(bool on) {
     if (on) {
         Serial.println("versuche Pumpe EIN zuschalten");
         // refresh last pump counter
-        generalinfo.setlastPumpTime(millis());
+        generalinfo.setlastPumpTime(Timer::getSystemSeconds());
     } else {
         Serial.println("versuche Pumpe AUS zuschalten");
     }
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ void pumpeSchalten(bool on) {
         if (on) {
             pumpendauer.once((float)settingsservice.getSettings()->maxpumpduration + 1, []() {
                 //erlaube keine einschaltung von mehr als 60 sek
-                if (millis() - turnontime >= (unsigned)settingsservice.getSettings()->maxpumpduration * 1000 && turnontime != 0) {
+                if (Timer::getSystemSeconds() - turnontime >= (unsigned)settingsservice.getSettings()->maxpumpduration && turnontime != 0) {
                     //error zu lange
                     Serial.println("\n\npumpe lief mehr als 10 Minuten durchgaengig");
                     pumpeSchalten(false);
@@ -48,11 +49,11 @@ void pumpeSchalten(bool on) {
                 }
             });
         } else {
-            generalinfo.setPumpDuration(millis() - turnontime);
+            generalinfo.setPumpDuration(Timer::getSystemSeconds() - turnontime);
         }
 
         // save pump start time
-        turnontime = millis();
+        turnontime = Timer::getSystemSeconds();
 
         digitalWrite(SchuetzPin, on);
         Serial.println("[Erfolg] pumpe wird geschalten");
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ void WasserSensorCheck() {
         //kein Wasser dh timer auf 10min stellen
 
         // refresh wateroutage counter
-        generalinfo.setlastWaterOutage(millis());
+        generalinfo.setlastWaterOutage(Timer::getSystemSeconds());
 
         allow = false;
         Serial.println("Schalte pumpe aus");