diff --git a/code/modules/polling/poll_editor_panel.dm b/code/modules/polling/poll_editor_panel.dm
index cc6e1525eedc3..20807bf5441a3 100644
--- a/code/modules/polling/poll_editor_panel.dm
+++ b/code/modules/polling/poll_editor_panel.dm
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
 		if ("never")
 			return null
 		if ("minutes")
-			return toIso8601(addTime(subtractTime(world.realtime, hours = world.timezone), minutes = value))
+			return toIso8601(addTime(subtractTime(world.realtime, hours = world.timezone), minutes = text2num(value)))
 		if ("hours")
-			return toIso8601(addTime(subtractTime(world.realtime, hours = world.timezone), hours = value))
+			return toIso8601(addTime(subtractTime(world.realtime, hours = world.timezone), hours = text2num(value)))
 		if ("days")
-			return toIso8601(addTime(subtractTime(world.realtime, hours = world.timezone), days = value))
+			return toIso8601(addTime(subtractTime(world.realtime, hours = world.timezone), days = text2num(value)))
 		if ("timestamp")
 			if (validateIso8601(value))
 				return value