diff --git a/scripts/import/api_import.rb b/scripts/import/api_import.rb
index 2752d4932..8ff7f6c9d 100644
--- a/scripts/import/api_import.rb
+++ b/scripts/import/api_import.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def request(uri, params = {})
     full_uri.query = params.map { |k, v| "#{k}=#{v}" }.join('&')
 
     if @backoff.present? && @backoff.future?
-      seconds = @backoff - DateTime.now
+      seconds = (@backoff - DateTime.now) * 86400
       $logger.debug "Waiting #{seconds.to_i}s for backoff"
       sleep seconds.to_i
     end