diff --git a/cmd/bucket-targets.go b/cmd/bucket-targets.go
index 8f9f1522e..645864e55 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-targets.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-targets.go
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ func (sys *BucketTargetSys) getRemoteTargetClient(tcfg *madmin.BucketTarget) (*T
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	hcDuration := tcfg.HealthCheckDuration
-	if hcDuration < 1 { // require minimum health check duration of 1 sec.
-		hcDuration = defaultHealthCheckDuration
+	hcDuration := defaultHealthCheckDuration
+	if tcfg.HealthCheckDuration >= 1 { // require minimum health check duration of 1 sec.
+		hcDuration = tcfg.HealthCheckDuration
 	}
 	tc := &TargetClient{
 		Client:              api,
@@ -461,10 +461,10 @@ func (tc *TargetClient) healthCheck() {
 		_, err := tc.BucketExists(GlobalContext, tc.bucket)
 		if err != nil {
 			atomic.StoreInt32(&tc.up, 0)
-			time.Sleep(tc.healthCheckDuration)
+			time.Sleep(tc.healthCheckDuration * time.Second)
 			continue
 		}
 		atomic.StoreInt32(&tc.up, 1)
-		time.Sleep(tc.healthCheckDuration)
+		time.Sleep(tc.healthCheckDuration * time.Second)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/docs/bucket/replication/README.md b/docs/bucket/replication/README.md
index 2b59ce48a..29b9be491 100644
--- a/docs/bucket/replication/README.md
+++ b/docs/bucket/replication/README.md
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ an upcoming feature.
 By default, replication is completed asynchronously. If synchronous replication is desired, set the --sync flag while adding a
 remote replication target using the `mc admin bucket remote add` command
 ```
- mc admin bucket remote add myminio/srcbucket https://accessKey:secretKey@replica-endpoint:9000/destbucket --service replication --region us-east-1 --sync --healthcheck-seconds 100s
+ mc admin bucket remote add myminio/srcbucket https://accessKey:secretKey@replica-endpoint:9000/destbucket --service replication --region us-east-1 --sync --healthcheck-seconds 100
 ```
 
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