diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXBench.cpp b/ixwebsocket/IXBench.cpp
index d29f54f4..c9ef2a93 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXBench.cpp
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXBench.cpp
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ namespace ix
     void Bench::report()
     {
         auto now = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-        auto milliseconds = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - _start);
+        auto microseconds = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(now - _start);
 
-        _ms = milliseconds.count();
-        std::cerr << _description << " completed in " << _ms << "ms" << std::endl;
+        _duration = microseconds.count();
+        std::cerr << _description << " completed in " << _duration << " us" << std::endl;
 
         _reported = true;
     }
 
     uint64_t Bench::getDuration() const
     {
-        return _ms;
+        return _duration;
     }
 } // namespace ix
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXBench.h b/ixwebsocket/IXBench.h
index 3c46e192..c825bead 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXBench.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXBench.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace ix
     private:
         std::string _description;
         std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock> _start;
-        uint64_t _ms;
+        uint64_t _duration;
         bool _reported;
     };
 } // namespace ix