diff --git a/td.go b/td.go
index 2c61769..5be6826 100644
--- a/td.go
+++ b/td.go
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ func OwnUserID(c *tdlib.Client) int32 {
 }
 
 func clientMsg(c *tdlib.Client, m TGCommand) {
-	log.Printf("clientMsg : Delaying message by %d seconds.\n", int64(m.Delay))
 	if m.Delay != time.Duration(0) {
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(m.Delay) * time.Second)
+		log.Printf("clientMsg : Delaying message by %d seconds.\n", int64(m.Delay))
+		time.Sleep(m.Delay)
 	}
 	for {
 		lastOwnTDMsgMux.Lock()