diff --git a/runtime/include/module.h b/runtime/include/module.h
index 6fed543..2f1d239 100644
--- a/runtime/include/module.h
+++ b/runtime/include/module.h
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ struct module {
 	uint32_t                    stack_size; /* a specification? */
 	uint64_t                    max_memory; /* perhaps a specification of the module. (max 4GB) */
 	uint32_t                    relative_deadline_us;
-	uint32_t                    reference_count; /* ref count how many instances exist here. */
+	uint64_t                    relative_deadline; /* cycles */
+	uint32_t                    reference_count;   /* ref count how many instances exist here. */
 	struct indirect_table_entry indirect_table[INDIRECT_TABLE_SIZE];
 	struct sockaddr_in          socket_address;
 	int                         socket_descriptor;
diff --git a/runtime/include/runtime.h b/runtime/include/runtime.h
index 85a0680..52a28a0 100644
--- a/runtime/include/runtime.h
+++ b/runtime/include/runtime.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define RUNTIME_READ_WRITE_VECTOR_LENGTH  16
 
 extern int       runtime_epoll_file_descriptor;
+extern float     runtime_processor_speed_MHz;
 extern uint32_t  runtime_total_worker_processors;
 extern pthread_t runtime_worker_threads[];
 
diff --git a/runtime/include/sandbox_request.h b/runtime/include/sandbox_request.h
index 4fdd5c0..8055114 100644
--- a/runtime/include/sandbox_request.h
+++ b/runtime/include/sandbox_request.h
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #include "module.h"
 #include "runtime.h"
 
-extern float runtime_processor_speed_MHz;
-
 struct sandbox_request {
 	struct module *  module;
 	char *           arguments;
@@ -40,8 +38,7 @@ sandbox_request_allocate(struct module *module, char *arguments, int socket_desc
 	sandbox_request->socket_descriptor         = socket_descriptor;
 	sandbox_request->socket_address            = (struct sockaddr *)socket_address;
 	sandbox_request->request_arrival_timestamp = request_arrival_timestamp;
-	sandbox_request->absolute_deadline         = request_arrival_timestamp
-	                                     + module->relative_deadline_us * runtime_processor_speed_MHz;
+	sandbox_request->absolute_deadline         = request_arrival_timestamp + module->relative_deadline;
 
 	debuglog("Allocating %lu of %s:%d\n", sandbox_request->request_arrival_timestamp, sandbox_request->module->name,
 	         sandbox_request->module->port);
diff --git a/runtime/src/module.c b/runtime/src/module.c
index a6ad84c..a20f0d3 100644
--- a/runtime/src/module.c
+++ b/runtime/src/module.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ module_new(char *name, char *path, int32_t argument_count, uint32_t stack_size,
 	module->stack_size           = round_up_to_page(stack_size == 0 ? WASM_STACK_SIZE : stack_size);
 	module->max_memory           = max_memory == 0 ? ((uint64_t)WASM_PAGE_SIZE * WASM_MAX_PAGES) : max_memory;
 	module->relative_deadline_us = relative_deadline_us;
+	module->relative_deadline    = relative_deadline_us * runtime_processor_speed_MHz;
 	module->socket_descriptor    = -1;
 	module->port                 = port;