diff --git a/consul/discovery.go b/consul/discovery.go
index 2d74f5b..0548141 100644
--- a/consul/discovery.go
+++ b/consul/discovery.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *Service) Unregister() error {
 
 func (s *Service) RegisterHealthChecks() {
 	go func() { // startup register
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 1)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
 		for range ticker.C {
 			if ok, _ := s.healthCheck(); ok {
 				ticker.Stop()
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ func (s *Service) RegisterHealthChecks() {
 	}()
 
 	go func() { // TTL
-		interval := s.ttl - (time.Second * 2) // 2 seconds overhead
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(s.ttl)
 		for range ticker.C {
 			if _, err := s.healthCheck(); err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("HealthCheck endpoint not available (%s)#: %v\n", s.GetFullAddr(), err)
+				ticker.Stop()
 			}
 		}
 	}()