diff --git a/orchagent/switchorch.cpp b/orchagent/switchorch.cpp
index c6c6bd812c02..8e8c0cf42967 100644
--- a/orchagent/switchorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/switchorch.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void SwitchOrch::doCfgSensorsTableTask(Consumer &consumer)
             }
             else if (table_attr == ASIC_SENSORS_POLLER_INTERVAL)
             {
-                uint32_t interval=to_uint<uint32_t>(fvValue(fvt));
+                auto interval=to_int<time_t>(fvValue(fvt));
 
                 if (fvField(fvt) == "interval")
                 {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void SwitchOrch::doCfgSensorsTableTask(Consumer &consumer)
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        SWSS_LOG_INFO("ASIC sensors : poller interval unchanged : %d seconds",m_sensorsPollerInterval);
+                        SWSS_LOG_INFO("ASIC sensors : poller interval unchanged : %s seconds", to_string(m_sensorsPollerInterval).c_str());
                     }
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/orchagent/switchorch.h b/orchagent/switchorch.h
index c43bc41ae28d..5248ba63e465 100644
--- a/orchagent/switchorch.h
+++ b/orchagent/switchorch.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SwitchOrch : public Orch
     std::shared_ptr<swss::Table> m_asicSensorsTable= nullptr;
     swss::SelectableTimer* m_sensorsPollerTimer = nullptr;
     bool m_sensorsPollerEnabled = false;
-    uint32_t m_sensorsPollerInterval = DEFAULT_ASIC_SENSORS_POLLER_INTERVAL;
+    time_t m_sensorsPollerInterval = DEFAULT_ASIC_SENSORS_POLLER_INTERVAL;
     bool m_sensorsPollerIntervalChanged = false;
     uint8_t m_numTempSensors = 0;
     bool m_numTempSensorsInitialized = false;