diff --git a/classes/cli/create.php b/classes/cli/create.php
index 0275c07..58d88b9 100644
--- a/classes/cli/create.php
+++ b/classes/cli/create.php
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ class create extends clibase {
         $this->becomeadmin();
 
         // Create the outage.
-        $start = $this->time + ($options['start'] * 60);
+        $start = $this->time + $options['start'];
         $outage = new outage([
-            'warntime' => $start - ($options['warn'] * 60),
+            'warntime' => $start - $options['warn'],
             'starttime' => $start,
-            'stoptime' => $start + ($options['duration'] * 60),
+            'stoptime' => $start + $options['duration'],
             'title' => $options['title'],
             'description' => $options['description'],
         ]);
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class create extends clibase {
 
         $outage = outagedb::get_by_id((int)$id);
         $this->set_defaults([
-            'warn' => (int)($outage->get_warning_duration() / 60),
-            'duration' => (int)($outage->get_duration() / 60),
+            'warn' => $outage->get_warning_duration(),
+            'duration' => $outage->get_duration(),
             'title' => $outage->title,
             'description' => $outage->description,
         ]);
diff --git a/lang/en/auth_outage.php b/lang/en/auth_outage.php
index 4e08833..c339171 100644
--- a/lang/en/auth_outage.php
+++ b/lang/en/auth_outage.php
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ $string['clicreatehelp'] = 'Creates a new outage.';
 $string['clicreateparamblock'] = 'blocks until outage starts.';
 $string['clicreateparamclone'] = 'clone another outage except for the start time.';
 $string['clicreateparamdescription'] = 'the description of the outage.';
-$string['clicreateparamduration'] = 'how many minutes should the outage last.';
+$string['clicreateparamduration'] = 'how many seconds should the outage last.';
 $string['clicreateparamhelp'] = 'shows parameters help.';
 $string['clicreateparamonlyid'] = 'only outputs the new outage id, useful for scripts.';
-$string['clicreateparamstart'] = 'in how many minutes should this outage start. Required.';
+$string['clicreateparamstart'] = 'in how many seconds should this outage start. Required.';
 $string['clicreateparamtitle'] = 'the title of the outage.';
-$string['clicreateparamwarn'] = 'how many minutes before it starts to display a warning.';
+$string['clicreateparamwarn'] = 'how many seconds before it starts to display a warning.';
 $string['clifinishhelp'] = 'Finishes an ongoing outage.';
 $string['clifinishnotongoing'] = 'Outage is not ongoing.';
 $string['clifinishparamhelp'] = 'shows parameters help.';
diff --git a/tests/cli/create_test.php b/tests/cli/create_test.php
index 9ba720a..0701e2e 100644
--- a/tests/cli/create_test.php
+++ b/tests/cli/create_test.php
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ class create_test extends cli_testcase {
         $id = (int)$id;
         $outage = outagedb::get_by_id($id);
         self::assertSame($now, $outage->starttime);
-        self::assertSame(10 * 60, $outage->get_warning_duration());
-        self::assertSame(30 * 60, $outage->get_duration());
+        self::assertSame(10, $outage->get_warning_duration());
+        self::assertSame(30, $outage->get_duration());
         self::assertNull($outage->finished);
         self::assertSame('A Title', $outage->title);
         self::assertSame('A Description', $outage->description);
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ class create_test extends cli_testcase {
         // Check creted outage.
         $outage = outagedb::get_by_id($id);
         self::assertSame($now, $outage->starttime);
-        self::assertSame($outage->starttime - (10 * 60), $outage->warntime);
-        self::assertSame($outage->starttime + (30 * 60), $outage->stoptime);
+        self::assertSame($outage->starttime - 10, $outage->warntime);
+        self::assertSame($outage->starttime + 30, $outage->stoptime);
         self::assertNull($outage->finished);
         self::assertSame('Title', $outage->title);
         self::assertSame('Description', $outage->description);
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ class create_test extends cli_testcase {
         list(, $id) = explode(':', $text);
         $id = (int)$id;
         $outage = outagedb::get_by_id($id);
-        self::assertSame($now + (50 * 60), $outage->starttime, 'Wrong starttime.');
-        self::assertSame($outage->starttime - (100 * 60), $outage->warntime, 'Wrong warntime.');
-        self::assertSame($outage->starttime + (300 * 60), $outage->stoptime, 'Wrong stoptime.');
+        self::assertSame($now + 50, $outage->starttime, 'Wrong starttime.');
+        self::assertSame($outage->starttime - 100, $outage->warntime, 'Wrong warntime.');
+        self::assertSame($outage->starttime + 300, $outage->stoptime, 'Wrong stoptime.');
         self::assertNull($outage->finished);
         self::assertSame('Default Title', $outage->title);
         self::assertSame('Default Description', $outage->description);
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class create_test extends cli_testcase {
         $id = trim($this->execute($cli));
         // Check cloned data.
         $cloned = outagedb::get_by_id((int)$id);
-        self::assertSame($now + (60 * 60), $cloned->starttime);
+        self::assertSame($now + 60, $cloned->starttime);
         self::assertSame($original->get_warning_duration(), $cloned->get_warning_duration());
         self::assertSame($original->get_duration(), $cloned->get_duration());
         self::assertSame($original->title, $cloned->title);
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ class create_test extends cli_testcase {
         // Not an extensive test in the blocking API, cliwaitforit tests should cover them deeper.
         $this->set_parameters([
             '--block',
-            '--warn=10',
+            '--warn=60',
             '--start=0',
-            '--duration=30',
+            '--duration=600',
             '--title=Title',
             '--description=Description',
         ]);