diff --git a/internal/memory/memory.go b/internal/memory/memory.go
index dd8111a361..0c37aa9c2e 100644
--- a/internal/memory/memory.go
+++ b/internal/memory/memory.go
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
+// Package memory Is a slight copy of the memory storage, but far from the storage interface it can not only work with bytes
+// but directly store any kind of data without having to encode it each time, which gives a huge speed advantage
 package memory
 
 import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/utils"
 )
 
 type Storage struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 	data map[string]item // data
-	ts   uint32          // timestamp
 }
 
 type item struct {
@@ -21,10 +24,9 @@ type item struct {
 func New() *Storage {
 	store := &Storage{
 		data: make(map[string]item),
-		ts:   uint32(time.Now().Unix()),
 	}
+	utils.StartTimeStampUpdater()
 	go store.gc(1 * time.Second)
-	go store.updater(1 * time.Second)
 	return store
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ func (s *Storage) Get(key string) interface{} {
 	s.RLock()
 	v, ok := s.data[key]
 	s.RUnlock()
-	if !ok || v.e != 0 && v.e <= atomic.LoadUint32(&s.ts) {
+	if !ok || v.e != 0 && v.e <= atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return v.v
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ func (s *Storage) Get(key string) interface{} {
 func (s *Storage) Set(key string, val interface{}, ttl time.Duration) {
 	var exp uint32
 	if ttl > 0 {
-		exp = uint32(ttl.Seconds()) + atomic.LoadUint32(&s.ts)
+		exp = uint32(ttl.Seconds()) + atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp)
 	}
 	s.Lock()
 	s.data[key] = item{exp, val}
@@ -64,28 +66,27 @@ func (s *Storage) Reset() {
 	s.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (s *Storage) updater(sleep time.Duration) {
-	for {
-		time.Sleep(sleep)
-		atomic.StoreUint32(&s.ts, uint32(time.Now().Unix()))
-	}
-}
 func (s *Storage) gc(sleep time.Duration) {
-	expired := []string{}
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(sleep)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	var expired []string
+
 	for {
-		time.Sleep(sleep)
-		expired = expired[:0]
-		s.RLock()
-		for key, v := range s.data {
-			if v.e != 0 && v.e <= atomic.LoadUint32(&s.ts) {
-				expired = append(expired, key)
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			expired = expired[:0]
+			s.RLock()
+			for key, v := range s.data {
+				if v.e != 0 && v.e <= atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp) {
+					expired = append(expired, key)
+				}
 			}
+			s.RUnlock()
+			s.Lock()
+			for i := range expired {
+				delete(s.data, expired[i])
+			}
+			s.Unlock()
 		}
-		s.RUnlock()
-		s.Lock()
-		for i := range expired {
-			delete(s.data, expired[i])
-		}
-		s.Unlock()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/memory/memory_test.go b/internal/memory/memory_test.go
index a592bb7cba..12bcf3884c 100644
--- a/internal/memory/memory_test.go
+++ b/internal/memory/memory_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func Benchmark_Memory(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < keyLength; i++ {
 		keys[i] = utils.UUID()
 	}
-	value := []string{"some", "random", "value"}
+	value := []byte("joe")
 
 	ttl := 2 * time.Second
 	b.Run("fiber_memory", func(b *testing.B) {
diff --git a/internal/storage/memory/config.go b/internal/storage/memory/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07d13edb5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/storage/memory/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package memory
+
+import "time"
+
+// Config defines the config for storage.
+type Config struct {
+	// Time before deleting expired keys
+	//
+	// Default is 10 * time.Second
+	GCInterval time.Duration
+}
+
+// ConfigDefault is the default config
+var ConfigDefault = Config{
+	GCInterval: 10 * time.Second,
+}
+
+// configDefault is a helper function to set default values
+func configDefault(config ...Config) Config {
+	// Return default config if nothing provided
+	if len(config) < 1 {
+		return ConfigDefault
+	}
+
+	// Override default config
+	cfg := config[0]
+
+	// Set default values
+	if int(cfg.GCInterval.Seconds()) <= 0 {
+		cfg.GCInterval = ConfigDefault.GCInterval
+	}
+	return cfg
+}
diff --git a/internal/storage/memory/memory.go b/internal/storage/memory/memory.go
index 048fb3a325..ff43c30533 100644
--- a/internal/storage/memory/memory.go
+++ b/internal/storage/memory/memory.go
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+// Package memory Is a copy of the storage memory from the external storage packet as a purpose to test the behavior
+// in the unittests when using a storages from these packets
 package memory
 
 import (
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/utils"
 )
 
 // Storage interface that is implemented by storage providers
@@ -14,21 +19,25 @@ type Storage struct {
 }
 
 type entry struct {
+	data []byte
 	// max value is 4294967295 -> Sun Feb 07 2106 06:28:15 GMT+0000
 	expiry uint32
-	data   []byte
 }
 
 // New creates a new memory storage
-func New() *Storage {
+func New(config ...Config) *Storage {
+	// Set default config
+	cfg := configDefault(config...)
+
 	// Create storage
 	store := &Storage{
 		db:         make(map[string]entry),
-		gcInterval: 10 * time.Second,
+		gcInterval: cfg.GCInterval,
 		done:       make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
 	// Start garbage collector
+	utils.StartTimeStampUpdater()
 	go store.gc()
 
 	return store
@@ -42,7 +51,7 @@ func (s *Storage) Get(key string) ([]byte, error) {
 	s.mux.RLock()
 	v, ok := s.db[key]
 	s.mux.RUnlock()
-	if !ok || v.expiry != 0 && v.expiry <= uint32(time.Now().Unix()) {
+	if !ok || v.expiry != 0 && v.expiry <= atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
@@ -58,11 +67,11 @@ func (s *Storage) Set(key string, val []byte, exp time.Duration) error {
 
 	var expire uint32
 	if exp != 0 {
-		expire = uint32(time.Now().Add(exp).Unix())
+		expire = uint32(exp.Seconds()) + atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp)
 	}
 
 	s.mux.Lock()
-	s.db[key] = entry{expire, val}
+	s.db[key] = entry{val, expire}
 	s.mux.Unlock()
 	return nil
 }
@@ -96,20 +105,31 @@ func (s *Storage) Close() error {
 func (s *Storage) gc() {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(s.gcInterval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
+	var expired []string
 
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-s.done:
 			return
-		case t := <-ticker.C:
-			now := uint32(t.Unix())
-			s.mux.Lock()
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			expired = expired[:0]
+			s.mux.RLock()
 			for id, v := range s.db {
-				if v.expiry != 0 && v.expiry < now {
-					delete(s.db, id)
+				if v.expiry != 0 && v.expiry < atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp) {
+					expired = append(expired, id)
 				}
 			}
+			s.mux.RUnlock()
+			s.mux.Lock()
+			for i := range expired {
+				delete(s.db, expired[i])
+			}
 			s.mux.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Return database client
+func (s *Storage) Conn() map[string]entry {
+	return s.db
+}
diff --git a/internal/storage/memory/memory_test.go b/internal/storage/memory/memory_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fc527f2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/storage/memory/memory_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package memory
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/utils"
+)
+
+var testStore = New()
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Set(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		key = "john"
+		val = []byte("doe")
+	)
+
+	err := testStore.Set(key, val, 0)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Set_Override(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		key = "john"
+		val = []byte("doe")
+	)
+
+	err := testStore.Set(key, val, 0)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	err = testStore.Set(key, val, 0)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Get(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		key = "john"
+		val = []byte("doe")
+	)
+
+	err := testStore.Set(key, val, 0)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	result, err := testStore.Get(key)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, val, result)
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Set_Expiration(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		key = "john"
+		val = []byte("doe")
+		exp = 1 * time.Second
+	)
+
+	err := testStore.Set(key, val, exp)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Get_Expired(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		key = "john"
+	)
+
+	result, err := testStore.Get(key)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, true, len(result) == 0)
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Get_NotExist(t *testing.T) {
+
+	result, err := testStore.Get("notexist")
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, true, len(result) == 0)
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Delete(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		key = "john"
+		val = []byte("doe")
+	)
+
+	err := testStore.Set(key, val, 0)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	err = testStore.Delete(key)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	result, err := testStore.Get(key)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, true, len(result) == 0)
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Reset(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		val = []byte("doe")
+	)
+
+	err := testStore.Set("john1", val, 0)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	err = testStore.Set("john2", val, 0)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	err = testStore.Reset()
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	result, err := testStore.Get("john1")
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, true, len(result) == 0)
+
+	result, err = testStore.Get("john2")
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, true, len(result) == 0)
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Close(t *testing.T) {
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, testStore.Close())
+}
+
+func Test_Storage_Memory_Conn(t *testing.T) {
+	utils.AssertEqual(t, true, testStore.Conn() != nil)
+}
+
+// go test -v -run=^$ -bench=Benchmark_Storage_Memory -benchmem -count=4
+func Benchmark_Storage_Memory(b *testing.B) {
+	keyLength := 1000
+	keys := make([]string, keyLength)
+	for i := 0; i < keyLength; i++ {
+		keys[i] = utils.UUID()
+	}
+	value := []byte("joe")
+
+	ttl := 2 * time.Second
+	b.Run("fiber_memory", func(b *testing.B) {
+		d := New()
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			for _, key := range keys {
+				d.Set(key, value, ttl)
+			}
+			for _, key := range keys {
+				_, _ = d.Get(key)
+			}
+			for _, key := range keys {
+				d.Delete(key)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/middleware/limiter/limiter_fixed.go b/middleware/limiter/limiter_fixed.go
index ed1f23d523..b6b6d35939 100644
--- a/middleware/limiter/limiter_fixed.go
+++ b/middleware/limiter/limiter_fixed.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/utils"
 )
 
 type FixedWindow struct{}
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ func (FixedWindow) New(cfg Config) fiber.Handler {
 		// Limiter variables
 		mux        = &sync.RWMutex{}
 		max        = strconv.Itoa(cfg.Max)
-		timestamp  = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
 		expiration = uint64(cfg.Expiration.Seconds())
 	)
 
@@ -25,12 +24,7 @@ func (FixedWindow) New(cfg Config) fiber.Handler {
 	manager := newManager(cfg.Storage)
 
 	// Update timestamp every second
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			atomic.StoreUint64(&timestamp, uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-		}
-	}()
+	utils.StartTimeStampUpdater()
 
 	// Return new handler
 	return func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ func (FixedWindow) New(cfg Config) fiber.Handler {
 		e := manager.get(key)
 
 		// Get timestamp
-		ts := atomic.LoadUint64(&timestamp)
+		ts := uint64(atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp))
 
 		// Set expiration if entry does not exist
 		if e.exp == 0 {
diff --git a/middleware/limiter/limiter_sliding.go b/middleware/limiter/limiter_sliding.go
index 9369998d29..7f49863d7a 100644
--- a/middleware/limiter/limiter_sliding.go
+++ b/middleware/limiter/limiter_sliding.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/utils"
 )
 
 type SlidingWindow struct{}
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ func (SlidingWindow) New(cfg Config) fiber.Handler {
 		// Limiter variables
 		mux        = &sync.RWMutex{}
 		max        = strconv.Itoa(cfg.Max)
-		timestamp  = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
 		expiration = uint64(cfg.Expiration.Seconds())
 	)
 
@@ -25,12 +25,7 @@ func (SlidingWindow) New(cfg Config) fiber.Handler {
 	manager := newManager(cfg.Storage)
 
 	// Update timestamp every second
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			atomic.StoreUint64(&timestamp, uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-		}
-	}()
+	utils.StartTimeStampUpdater()
 
 	// Return new handler
 	return func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ func (SlidingWindow) New(cfg Config) fiber.Handler {
 		e := manager.get(key)
 
 		// Get timestamp
-		ts := atomic.LoadUint64(&timestamp)
+		ts := uint64(atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp))
 
 		// Set expiration if entry does not exist
 		if e.exp == 0 {
diff --git a/utils/time.go b/utils/time.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ea13c2262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/time.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	timestampTimer sync.Once
+	// Timestamp please start the timer function before you use this value
+	// please load the value with atomic `atomic.LoadUint32(&utils.Timestamp)`
+	Timestamp uint32
+)
+
+// StartTimeStampUpdater starts a concurrent function which stores the timestamp to an atomic value per second,
+// which is much better for performance than determining it at runtime each time
+func StartTimeStampUpdater() {
+	timestampTimer.Do(func() {
+		// set initial value
+		atomic.StoreUint32(&Timestamp, uint32(time.Now().Unix()))
+		go func(sleep time.Duration) {
+			ticker := time.NewTicker(sleep)
+			defer ticker.Stop()
+
+			for t := range ticker.C {
+				// update timestamp
+				atomic.StoreUint32(&Timestamp, uint32(t.Unix()))
+			}
+		}(1 * time.Second) // duration
+	})
+}
diff --git a/utils/time_test.go b/utils/time_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75c13b1dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/time_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func checkTimeStamp(t testing.TB, expectedCurrent, actualCurrent uint32) {
+	// test with some buffer in front and back of the expectedCurrent time -> because of the timing on the work machine
+	AssertEqual(t, true, actualCurrent >= expectedCurrent-1 || actualCurrent <= expectedCurrent+1)
+}
+
+func Test_TimeStampUpdater(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	StartTimeStampUpdater()
+
+	now := uint32(time.Now().Unix())
+	checkTimeStamp(t, now, atomic.LoadUint32(&Timestamp))
+	// one second later
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	checkTimeStamp(t, now+1, atomic.LoadUint32(&Timestamp))
+	// two seconds later
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	checkTimeStamp(t, now+2, atomic.LoadUint32(&Timestamp))
+}
+
+func Benchmark_CalculateTimestamp(b *testing.B) {
+	StartTimeStampUpdater()
+
+	var res uint32
+	b.Run("fiber", func(b *testing.B) {
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			res = atomic.LoadUint32(&Timestamp)
+		}
+		checkTimeStamp(b, uint32(time.Now().Unix()), res)
+	})
+	b.Run("default", func(b *testing.B) {
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			res = uint32(time.Now().Unix())
+		}
+		checkTimeStamp(b, uint32(time.Now().Unix()), res)
+	})
+}