diff --git a/pkg/dbal/Client/DbalDriver.php b/pkg/dbal/Client/DbalDriver.php
index 9df564417..34da95208 100644
--- a/pkg/dbal/Client/DbalDriver.php
+++ b/pkg/dbal/Client/DbalDriver.php
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ public function createTransportMessage(Message $message)
         $transportMessage->setProperties($properties);
         $transportMessage->setMessageId($message->getMessageId());
         $transportMessage->setTimestamp($message->getTimestamp());
-        $transportMessage->setDeliveryDelay($message->getDelay() * 1000);
+
+        $delay = $message->getDelay();
+        $transportMessage->setDeliveryDelay((null === $delay) ? null : ($delay * 1000));
+
+        $timeToLive = $message->getExpire();
+        $transportMessage->setTimeToLive((null === $timeToLive) ? null : ($timeToLive * 1000));
         $transportMessage->setReplyTo($message->getReplyTo());
         $transportMessage->setCorrelationId($message->getCorrelationId());
         if (array_key_exists($message->getPriority(), self::$priorityMap)) {
@@ -97,7 +102,12 @@ public function createClientMessage(PsrMessage $message)
         $clientMessage->setContentType($message->getHeader('content_type'));
         $clientMessage->setMessageId($message->getMessageId());
         $clientMessage->setTimestamp($message->getTimestamp());
-        $clientMessage->setDelay($message->getDeliveryDelay() / 1000);
+
+        $timeToLive = $message->getTimeToLive();
+        $clientMessage->setExpire((null === $timeToLive) ? null : (int) ($timeToLive / 1000));
+
+        $delay = $message->getDeliveryDelay();
+        $clientMessage->setDelay((null === $delay) ? null : (int) ($delay / 1000));
         $clientMessage->setReplyTo($message->getReplyTo());
         $clientMessage->setCorrelationId($message->getCorrelationId());
 
diff --git a/pkg/dbal/DbalConsumer.php b/pkg/dbal/DbalConsumer.php
index b58d30c2d..2a687fedd 100644
--- a/pkg/dbal/DbalConsumer.php
+++ b/pkg/dbal/DbalConsumer.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ protected function receiveMessage()
 
             $this->dbal->commit();
 
-            if (empty($dbalMessage['time_to_live']) || $dbalMessage['time_to_live'] > time()) {
+            if (empty($dbalMessage['time_to_live']) || ($dbalMessage['time_to_live'] / 1000) > microtime(true)) {
                 return $this->convertMessage($dbalMessage);
             }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
diff --git a/pkg/dbal/Tests/Client/DbalDriverTest.php b/pkg/dbal/Tests/Client/DbalDriverTest.php
index e659b1c92..d4b51e429 100644
--- a/pkg/dbal/Tests/Client/DbalDriverTest.php
+++ b/pkg/dbal/Tests/Client/DbalDriverTest.php
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public function testShouldConvertTransportMessageToClientMessage()
         $transportMessage->setTimestamp(1000);
         $transportMessage->setPriority(2);
         $transportMessage->setDeliveryDelay(12345);
+        $transportMessage->setTimeToLive(67890);
 
         $driver = new DbalDriver(
             $this->createPsrContextMock(),
@@ -117,9 +118,8 @@ public function testShouldConvertTransportMessageToClientMessage()
         $this->assertSame('MessageId', $clientMessage->getMessageId());
         $this->assertSame('ContentType', $clientMessage->getContentType());
         $this->assertSame(1000, $clientMessage->getTimestamp());
-        $this->assertSame(12.345, $clientMessage->getDelay());
-
-        $this->assertNull($clientMessage->getExpire());
+        $this->assertSame(12, $clientMessage->getDelay());
+        $this->assertSame(67, $clientMessage->getExpire());
         $this->assertSame(MessagePriority::NORMAL, $clientMessage->getPriority());
     }
 
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public function testShouldConvertClientMessageToTransportMessage()
         $this->assertSame([
             'key' => 'val',
         ], $transportMessage->getProperties());
+        $this->assertSame(123000, $transportMessage->getTimeToLive());
         $this->assertSame('MessageId', $transportMessage->getMessageId());
         $this->assertSame(1000, $transportMessage->getTimestamp());
         $this->assertSame(23000, $transportMessage->getDeliveryDelay());