diff --git a/src/ngx_http_echo_module.h b/src/ngx_http_echo_module.h
index ce0a305..2f38802 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_echo_module.h
+++ b/src/ngx_http_echo_module.h
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ typedef struct {
 
     ngx_http_echo_foreach_ctx_t   *foreach;
 
+#if (defined freenginx && nginx_version >= 1029000)
+    ngx_msec_t       timer_begin;
+#else
     ngx_time_t       timer_begin;
+#endif
 
     ngx_event_t      sleep;
 
diff --git a/src/ngx_http_echo_timer.c b/src/ngx_http_echo_timer.c
index e2777ee..0b3cb80 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_echo_timer.c
+++ b/src/ngx_http_echo_timer.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ ngx_http_echo_timer_elapsed_variable(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_http_echo_ctx_t     *ctx;
     ngx_msec_int_t           ms;
     u_char                  *p;
-    ngx_time_t              *tp;
     size_t                   size;
 
     ctx = ngx_http_get_module_ctx(r, ngx_http_echo_module);
@@ -32,10 +31,15 @@ ngx_http_echo_timer_elapsed_variable(ngx_http_request_t *r,
         ngx_http_set_ctx(r, ctx, ngx_http_echo_module);
     }
 
+#if (defined freenginx && nginx_version >= 1029000)
+    if (ctx->timer_begin == 0)
+        ctx->timer_begin = r->start_time;
+#else
     if (ctx->timer_begin.sec == 0) {
         ctx->timer_begin.sec  = r->start_sec;
         ctx->timer_begin.msec = (ngx_msec_t) r->start_msec;
     }
+#endif
 
     /* force the ngx timer to update */
 
@@ -45,6 +49,11 @@ ngx_http_echo_timer_elapsed_variable(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_time_update(0, 0);
 #endif
 
+#if (defined freenginx && nginx_version >= 1029000)
+    ms = (ngx_msec_int_t) (ngx_current_msec - ctx->timer_begin);
+#else
+    ngx_time_t              *tp;
+
     tp = ngx_timeofday();
 
     dd("old sec msec: %ld %d\n", (long) ctx->timer_begin.sec,
@@ -55,6 +64,7 @@ ngx_http_echo_timer_elapsed_variable(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ms = (ngx_msec_int_t)
              ((tp->sec - ctx->timer_begin.sec) * 1000 +
               (tp->msec - ctx->timer_begin.msec));
+#endif
     ms = (ms >= 0) ? ms : 0;
 
     size = sizeof("-9223372036854775808.000") - 1;
@@ -89,7 +99,11 @@ ngx_http_echo_exec_echo_reset_timer(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_time_update(0, 0);
 #endif
 
+#if (defined freenginx && nginx_version >= 1029000)
+    ctx->timer_begin = ngx_current_msec;
+#else
     ctx->timer_begin = *ngx_timeofday();
+#endif
     return NGX_OK;
 }