diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b2355ab80..c2809312a 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	strTrace     string `toml:"trace" env:"ETCD_TRACE"`
 	GraphiteHost string `toml:"graphite_host" env:"ETCD_GRAPHITE_HOST"`
 	Cluster      struct {
-		ActiveSize   int `toml:"active_size" env:"ETCD_CLUSTER_ACTIVE_SIZE"`
-		RemoveDelay  int `toml:"remove_delay" env:"ETCD_CLUSTER_REMOVE_DELAY"`
-		SyncInterval int `toml:"sync_interval" env:"ETCD_CLUSTER_SYNC_INTERVAL"`
+		ActiveSize   int     `toml:"active_size" env:"ETCD_CLUSTER_ACTIVE_SIZE"`
+		RemoveDelay  float64 `toml:"remove_delay" env:"ETCD_CLUSTER_REMOVE_DELAY"`
+		SyncInterval float64 `toml:"sync_interval" env:"ETCD_CLUSTER_SYNC_INTERVAL"`
 	}
 }
 
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ func (c *Config) loadEnv(target interface{}) error {
 			value.Field(i).SetString(v)
 		case reflect.Slice:
 			value.Field(i).Set(reflect.ValueOf(ustrings.TrimSplit(v, ",")))
+		case reflect.Float64:
+			newValue, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Parse error: %s: %s", field.Tag.Get("env"), err)
+			}
+			value.Field(i).SetFloat(newValue)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -265,8 +271,8 @@ func (c *Config) LoadFlags(arguments []string) error {
 	f.StringVar(&c.GraphiteHost, "graphite-host", "", "")
 
 	f.IntVar(&c.Cluster.ActiveSize, "cluster-active-size", c.Cluster.ActiveSize, "")
-	f.IntVar(&c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, "cluster-remove-delay", c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, "")
-	f.IntVar(&c.Cluster.SyncInterval, "cluster-sync-interval", c.Cluster.SyncInterval, "")
+	f.Float64Var(&c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, "cluster-remove-delay", c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, "")
+	f.Float64Var(&c.Cluster.SyncInterval, "cluster-sync-interval", c.Cluster.SyncInterval, "")
 
 	// BEGIN IGNORED FLAGS
 	f.StringVar(&path, "config", "", "")
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index c6a022f20..60430819b 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ func TestConfigTOML(t *testing.T) {
 
 		[cluster]
 		active_size = 5
-		remove_delay = 100
-		sync_interval = 10
+		remove_delay = 100.0
+		sync_interval = 10.0
 	`
 	c := New()
 	_, err := toml.Decode(content, &c)
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func TestConfigTOML(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Peer.KeyFile, "/tmp/peer/file.key", "")
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Peer.BindAddr, "127.0.0.1:7003", "")
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.ActiveSize, 5, "")
-	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, 100, "")
-	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.SyncInterval, 10, "")
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, 100.0, "")
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.SyncInterval, 10.0, "")
 }
 
 // Ensures that a configuration can be retrieved from environment variables.
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ func TestConfigEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Peer.KeyFile, "/tmp/peer/file.key", "")
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Peer.BindAddr, "127.0.0.1:7003", "")
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.ActiveSize, 5, "")
-	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, 100, "")
-	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.SyncInterval, 10, "")
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, 100.0, "")
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.SyncInterval, 10.0, "")
 
 	// Clear this as it will mess up other tests
 	os.Setenv("ETCD_DISCOVERY", "")
@@ -484,6 +484,51 @@ func TestConfigPeerBindAddrFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Peer.BindAddr, "127.0.0.1:4003", "")
 }
 
+// Ensures that the cluster active size can be parsed from the environment.
+func TestConfigClusterActiveSizeEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	withEnv("ETCD_CLUSTER_ACTIVE_SIZE", "5", func(c *Config) {
+		assert.Nil(t, c.LoadEnv(), "")
+		assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.ActiveSize, 5, "")
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensures that the cluster active size flag can be parsed.
+func TestConfigClusterActiveSizeFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	assert.Nil(t, c.LoadFlags([]string{"-cluster-active-size", "5"}), "")
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.ActiveSize, 5, "")
+}
+
+// Ensures that the cluster remove delay can be parsed from the environment.
+func TestConfigClusterRemoveDelayEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	withEnv("ETCD_CLUSTER_REMOVE_DELAY", "100", func(c *Config) {
+		assert.Nil(t, c.LoadEnv(), "")
+		assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, 100.0, "")
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensures that the cluster remove delay flag can be parsed.
+func TestConfigClusterRemoveDelayFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	assert.Nil(t, c.LoadFlags([]string{"-cluster-remove-delay", "100"}), "")
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.RemoveDelay, 100.0, "")
+}
+
+// Ensures that the cluster sync interval can be parsed from the environment.
+func TestConfigClusterSyncIntervalEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	withEnv("ETCD_CLUSTER_SYNC_INTERVAL", "10", func(c *Config) {
+		assert.Nil(t, c.LoadEnv(), "")
+		assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.SyncInterval, 10.0, "")
+	})
+}
+
+// Ensures that the cluster sync interval flag can be parsed.
+func TestConfigClusterSyncIntervalFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	assert.Nil(t, c.LoadFlags([]string{"-cluster-sync-interval", "10"}), "")
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Cluster.SyncInterval, 10.0, "")
+}
+
 // Ensures that a system config field is overridden by a custom config field.
 func TestConfigCustomConfigOverrideSystemConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	system := `addr = "127.0.0.1:5000"`
diff --git a/server/cluster_config.go b/server/cluster_config.go
index 44c955fce..2bb191d14 100644
--- a/server/cluster_config.go
+++ b/server/cluster_config.go
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ const (
 	MinActiveSize = 3
 
 	// DefaultRemoveDelay is the default elapsed time before removal.
-	DefaultRemoveDelay = int((30 * time.Minute) / time.Second)
+	DefaultRemoveDelay = float64((30 * time.Minute) / time.Second)
 
 	// MinRemoveDelay is the minimum remove delay allowed.
-	MinRemoveDelay = int((2 * time.Second) / time.Second)
+	MinRemoveDelay = float64((2 * time.Second) / time.Second)
 
 	// DefaultSyncInterval is the default interval for cluster sync.
-	DefaultSyncInterval = int((30 * time.Minute) / time.Second)
+	DefaultSyncInterval = float64((30 * time.Minute) / time.Second)
 
 	// MinSyncInterval is the minimum sync interval allowed.
-	MinSyncInterval = int((1 * time.Second) / time.Second)
+	MinSyncInterval = float64((1 * time.Second) / time.Second)
 )
 
 // ClusterConfig represents cluster-wide configuration settings.
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ type ClusterConfig struct {
 
 	// RemoveDelay is the amount of time, in seconds, after a node is
 	// unreachable that it will be swapped out as a standby node.
-	RemoveDelay int `json:"removeDelay"`
+	RemoveDelay float64 `json:"removeDelay"`
 
 	// SyncInterval is the amount of time, in seconds, between
 	// cluster sync when it runs in standby mode.
-	SyncInterval int `json:"syncInterval"`
+	SyncInterval float64 `json:"syncInterval"`
 }
 
 // NewClusterConfig returns a cluster configuration with default settings.
diff --git a/server/peer_server.go b/server/peer_server.go
index d65e1573b..0a317c769 100644
--- a/server/peer_server.go
+++ b/server/peer_server.go
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ func (s *PeerServer) monitorPeerActivity() {
 
 		// Check last activity for all peers.
 		now := time.Now()
-		removeDelay := time.Duration(s.ClusterConfig().RemoveDelay) * time.Second
+		removeDelay := time.Duration(int64(s.ClusterConfig().RemoveDelay * float64(time.Second)))
 		peers := s.raftServer.Peers()
 		for _, peer := range peers {
 			// If the last response from the peer is longer than the remove delay
diff --git a/server/peer_server_handlers.go b/server/peer_server_handlers.go
index ebeaa182d..b8457126b 100644
--- a/server/peer_server_handlers.go
+++ b/server/peer_server_handlers.go
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ func (ps *PeerServer) setClusterConfigHttpHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *ht
 		config.ActiveSize = int(activeSize)
 	}
 	if removeDelay, ok := m["removeDelay"].(float64); ok {
-		config.RemoveDelay = int(removeDelay)
+		config.RemoveDelay = removeDelay
 	}
 	if syncInterval, ok := m["syncInterval"].(float64); ok {
-		config.SyncInterval = int(syncInterval)
+		config.SyncInterval = syncInterval
 	}
 
 	// Issue command to update.
diff --git a/server/standby_server.go b/server/standby_server.go
index 1f849b2db..817030e45 100644
--- a/server/standby_server.go
+++ b/server/standby_server.go
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ func (s *StandbyServer) SyncCluster(peers []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *StandbyServer) SetSyncInterval(second int) {
-	s.syncInterval = time.Duration(second) * time.Second
+func (s *StandbyServer) SetSyncInterval(second float64) {
+	s.syncInterval = time.Duration(int64(second * float64(time.Second)))
 }
 
 func (s *StandbyServer) ClusterLeader() *machineMessage {