diff --git a/PBot/Utils/ParseDate.pm b/PBot/Utils/ParseDate.pm
index 414d9a8c..d58d49f0 100644
--- a/PBot/Utils/ParseDate.pm
+++ b/PBot/Utils/ParseDate.pm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ sub parsedate {
   my $seconds = 0;
   foreach my $input (@inputs) {
     return -1 if $input =~ m/forever/i;
-    $input .= ' seconds' if $input =~ m/^\d+$/;
+    $input .= ' seconds' if $input =~ m/^\s*\d+\s*$/;
 
     my $parse = Time::ParseDate::parsedate($input, NOW => $now);