diff --git a/prism-agent/service/server/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/agent/server/jobs/ConnectBackgroundJobs.scala b/prism-agent/service/server/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/agent/server/jobs/ConnectBackgroundJobs.scala
index ddba8d375d..cbda92d5c2 100644
--- a/prism-agent/service/server/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/agent/server/jobs/ConnectBackgroundJobs.scala
+++ b/prism-agent/service/server/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/agent/server/jobs/ConnectBackgroundJobs.scala
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import io.iohk.atala.mercury.model.*
 import io.iohk.atala.mercury.model.error.*
 import io.iohk.atala.resolvers.DIDResolver
 import io.iohk.atala.shared.utils.aspects.CustomMetricsAspect
+import io.iohk.atala.shared.utils.DurationOps.toMetricsSeconds
 import zio.*
 import zio.metrics.*
 object ConnectBackgroundJobs {
@@ -98,11 +99,11 @@ object ConnectBackgroundJobs {
           resp <- MessagingService.send(request.makeMessage).provideSomeLayer(didCommAgent) @@ Metric
             .gauge("connection_flow_invitee_send_connection_request_ms_gauge")
             .tagged("connectionId", record.id.toString)
-            .trackDurationWith(_.toNanos.toDouble)
+            .trackDurationWith(_.toMetricsSeconds)
           connectionService <- ZIO.service[ConnectionService]
           _ <- {
             if (resp.status >= 200 && resp.status < 300)
-              connectionService.markConnectionRequestSent(id)
+              connectionService.markConnectionRequestSent(id) // TODO: this one throws an error
                 @@ InviteeConnectionRequestMsgSuccess
                 @@ CustomMetricsAspect.endRecordingTime(
                   s"${record.id}_invitee_pending_to_req_sent",
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ object ConnectBackgroundJobs {
           @@ Metric
             .gauge("connection_flow_invitee_process_connection_record_ms_gauge")
             .tagged("connectionId", record.id.toString)
-            .trackDurationWith(_.toMillis.toDouble)
+            .trackDurationWith(_.toMetricsSeconds)
 
       case ConnectionRecord(
             id,
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ object ConnectBackgroundJobs {
           resp <- MessagingService.send(response.makeMessage).provideSomeLayer(didCommAgent) @@ Metric
             .gauge("connection_flow_inviter_send_connection_response_ms_gauge")
             .tagged("connectionId", record.id.toString)
-            .trackDurationWith(_.toNanos.toDouble)
+            .trackDurationWith(_.toMetricsSeconds)
           connectionService <- ZIO.service[ConnectionService]
           _ <- {
             if (resp.status >= 200 && resp.status < 300)
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ object ConnectBackgroundJobs {
           @@ Metric
             .gauge("connection_flow_inviter_process_connection_record_ms_gauge")
             .tagged("connectionId", record.id.toString)
-            .trackDurationWith(_.toMillis.toDouble)
+            .trackDurationWith(_.toMetricsSeconds)
 
       case _ => ZIO.unit
     }
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/shared/utils/DurationOps.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/shared/utils/DurationOps.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f377973895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/shared/utils/DurationOps.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package io.iohk.atala.shared.utils
+
+import java.time.Duration
+
+object DurationOps {
+
+  extension (d: Duration) def toMetricsSeconds: Double = d.toMillis.toDouble / 1000.0
+
+}
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/shared/utils/aspects/CustomMetricsAspect.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/shared/utils/aspects/CustomMetricsAspect.scala
index a7c7509c9e..bc9c55e268 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/shared/utils/aspects/CustomMetricsAspect.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/iohk/atala/shared/utils/aspects/CustomMetricsAspect.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import zio.*
 import scala.collection.mutable.{Map => MutMap}
 import zio.metrics.*
 import java.time.{Instant, Clock, Duration}
+import io.iohk.atala.shared.utils.DurationOps.toMetricsSeconds
 
 object CustomMetricsAspect {
   private val checkpoints: MutMap[String, Instant] = MutMap.empty
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ object CustomMetricsAspect {
           end <- now
           maybeStart = checkpoints.get(key)
           metricsZio = maybeStart.map(start => Duration.between(start, end)).fold(ZIO.unit) { duration =>
-            ZIO.succeed(duration.toMillis.toDouble / 1000.0) @@ Metric.gauge(metricsKey).tagged(tags)
+            ZIO.succeed(duration.toMetricsSeconds) @@ Metric.gauge(metricsKey).tagged(tags)
           }
           _ <- metricsZio
         } yield res