diff --git a/client-ctl.go b/client-ctl.go
index 8eb086b..98fb6a4 100644
--- a/client-ctl.go
+++ b/client-ctl.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type json_in_client_route struct {
 	ServerPeerOption string `json:"server-peer-option"`
 
 	// the following two fields in the input structure is the requested values.
-	// the actual values are returned in json_out_clinet_route and may be different from the requested ones
+	// the actual values are returned in json_out_client_route and may be different from the requested ones
 	ServerPeerSvcAddr string `json:"server-peer-svc-addr"` // requested listening address on the server side - not actual
 	ServerPeerSvcNet string `json:"server-peer-svc-net"` // requested permitted network in prefix notation - not actual
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type json_out_client_route struct {
 	ServerPeerSvcNet string `json:"server-peer-svc-net"`
 
 	Lifetime string `json:"lifetime"`
-	LifetimeStart int64 `json:"lifetime-start"`
+	LifetimeStartMilli int64 `json:"lifetime-start-milli"`
 	CreatedMilli int64 `json:"created-milli"`
 }
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (ctl *client_ctl_client_conns) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.R
 						ServerPeerSvcNet: r.ServerPeerSvcNet.Get(),
 						ServerPeerOption: r.ServerPeerOption.String(),
 						Lifetime: DurationToSecString(lftdur),
-						LifetimeStart: lftsta.Unix(),
+						LifetimeStartMilli : lftsta.UnixMilli(),
 						CreatedMilli: r.Created.UnixMilli(),
 					})
 				}
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func (ctl *client_ctl_client_conns_id) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *htt
 					ServerPeerSvcNet: r.ServerPeerSvcNet.Get(),
 					ServerPeerOption: r.ServerPeerOption.String(),
 					Lifetime: DurationToSecString(lftdur),
-					LifetimeStart: lftsta.Unix(),
+					LifetimeStartMilli : lftsta.UnixMilli(),
 					CreatedMilli: r.Created.UnixMilli(),
 				})
 			}
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ func (ctl *client_ctl_client_conns_id_routes) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 					ServerPeerSvcNet: r.ServerPeerSvcNet.Get(),
 					ServerPeerOption: r.ServerPeerOption.String(),
 					Lifetime: DurationToSecString(lftdur),
-					LifetimeStart: lftsta.Unix(),
+					LifetimeStartMilli : lftsta.UnixMilli(),
 					CreatedMilli: r.Created.UnixMilli(),
 				})
 			}
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ func (ctl *client_ctl_client_conns_id_routes_id) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter
 				ServerPeerSvcNet: r.ServerPeerSvcNet.Get(),
 				ServerPeerOption: r.ServerPeerOption.String(),
 				Lifetime: DurationToSecString(lftdur),
-				LifetimeStart: lftsta.Unix(),
+				LifetimeStartMilli : lftsta.UnixMilli(),
 				CreatedMilli: r.Created.UnixMilli(),
 			})
 			if err != nil { goto oops }
@@ -694,7 +694,8 @@ func (ctl *client_ctl_client_conns_id_routes_spsp) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWrit
 				ServerPeerSvcNet: r.ServerPeerSvcNet.Get(),
 				ServerPeerOption: r.ServerPeerOption.String(),
 				Lifetime: DurationToSecString(lftdur),
-				LifetimeStart: lftsta.Unix(),
+				LifetimeStartMilli : lftsta.UnixMilli(),
+				CreatedMilli: r.Created.UnixMilli(),
 			})
 			if err != nil { goto oops }
 
@@ -957,7 +958,7 @@ func (ctl *client_ctl_client_routes) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.
 					ServerPeerSvcNet: r.ServerPeerSvcNet.Get(),
 					ServerPeerOption: r.ServerPeerOption.String(),
 					Lifetime: DurationToSecString(lftdur),
-					LifetimeStart: lftsta.Unix(),
+					LifetimeStartMilli : lftsta.UnixMilli(),
 					CreatedMilli: r.Created.UnixMilli(),
 				})
 			}
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 53e6538..c65594c 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@ func (r *ClientRoute) FindClientPeerConnById(peer_id PeerId) *ClientPeerConn {
 
 func (r *ClientRoute) ExtendLifetime(lifetime time.Duration) error {
 	r.lifetime_mtx.Lock()
-	defer r.lifetime_mtx.Unlock()
 	if r.lifetime_timer == nil {
 		// let's not support timer extend if route was not
 		// first started with lifetime enabled
+		r.lifetime_mtx.Unlock()
 		return fmt.Errorf("prohibited operation")
 	} else {
 		var expiry time.Time
@@ -376,16 +376,19 @@ func (r *ClientRoute) ExtendLifetime(lifetime time.Duration) error {
 		expiry = r.LifetimeStart.Add(r.Lifetime)
 		r.lifetime_timer.Reset(expiry.Sub(time.Now()))
 		if r.cts.C.route_persister != nil { r.cts.C.route_persister.Save(r.cts, r) }
+		r.lifetime_mtx.Unlock()
+
+		r.cts.C.FireRouteEvent(CLIENT_EVENT_ROUTE_UPDATED, r)
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
 func (r *ClientRoute) ResetLifetime(lifetime time.Duration) error {
 	r.lifetime_mtx.Lock()
-	defer r.lifetime_mtx.Unlock()
 	if r.lifetime_timer == nil {
 		// let's not support timer reset if route was not
 		// first started with lifetime enabled
+		r.lifetime_mtx.Unlock()
 		return fmt.Errorf("prohibited operation")
 	} else {
 		r.lifetime_timer.Stop()
@@ -393,6 +396,9 @@ func (r *ClientRoute) ResetLifetime(lifetime time.Duration) error {
 		r.LifetimeStart = time.Now()
 		r.lifetime_timer.Reset(lifetime)
 		if r.cts.C.route_persister != nil { r.cts.C.route_persister.Save(r.cts, r) }
+		r.lifetime_mtx.Unlock()
+
+		r.cts.C.FireRouteEvent(CLIENT_EVENT_ROUTE_UPDATED, r)
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -2139,7 +2145,7 @@ func (c *Client) FireRouteEvent(event_kind ClientEventKind, r *ClientRoute) {
 					ServerPeerSvcNet: r.ServerPeerSvcNet.Get(),
 					ServerPeerOption: r.ServerPeerOption.String(),
 					Lifetime: DurationToSecString(lftdur),
-					LifetimeStart: lftsta.Unix(),
+					LifetimeStartMilli: lftsta.UnixMilli(),
 					CreatedMilli: r.Created.UnixMilli(),
 				},
 			},