diff --git a/src/commands/project/deploy/report.ts b/src/commands/project/deploy/report.ts
index 043a5fda..85b23a3a 100644
--- a/src/commands/project/deploy/report.ts
+++ b/src/commands/project/deploy/report.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default class DeployMetadataReport extends SfCommand<DeployResultJson> {
     const jobId = cache.resolveLatest(flags['use-most-recent'], flags['job-id'], false);
 
     const deployOpts = cache.get(jobId) ?? {};
-    const waitDuration = flags['wait'];
+    const wait = flags['wait'];
     const org = flags['target-org'] ?? (await Org.create({ aliasOrUsername: deployOpts['target-org'] }));
 
     // if we're using mdapi we won't have a component set
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ export default class DeployMetadataReport extends SfCommand<DeployResultJson> {
         try {
           this.project = await SfProject.resolve();
           const sourcepath = this.project.getUniquePackageDirectories().map((pDir) => pDir.fullPath);
-          componentSet = await buildComponentSet({ 'source-dir': sourcepath, wait: waitDuration });
+          componentSet = await buildComponentSet({ 'source-dir': sourcepath, wait });
         } catch (err) {
           // ignore the error. this was just to get improved command output.
         }
       } else {
-        componentSet = await buildComponentSet({ ...deployOpts, wait: waitDuration });
+        componentSet = await buildComponentSet({ ...deployOpts, wait });
       }
     }
     const mdapiDeploy = new MetadataApiDeploy({
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ export default class DeployMetadataReport extends SfCommand<DeployResultJson> {
     };
 
     let result: DeployResult;
-    if (waitDuration) {
+    if (wait) {
       // poll for deploy results
       try {
         new DeployProgress(mdapiDeploy, this.jsonEnabled()).start();
-        result = await mdapiDeploy.pollStatus(500, waitDuration.seconds);
+        result = await mdapiDeploy.pollStatus(500, wait.seconds);
       } catch (error) {
         if (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes('The client has timed out')) {
           this.debug('[project deploy report] polling timed out. Requesting status...');
diff --git a/src/formatters/deployReportResultFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/deployReportResultFormatter.ts
index 2d338923..0654c0ac 100644
--- a/src/formatters/deployReportResultFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/deployReportResultFormatter.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { ux } from '@oclif/core';
 import { RequestStatus } from '@salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve';
 import { StandardColors } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
+import { Duration } from '@salesforce/kit';
 import { tableHeader } from '../utils/output';
 import { DeployResultFormatter } from './deployResultFormatter';
 
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ export class DeployReportResultFormatter extends DeployResultFormatter {
       if (key === 'target-org') {
         return result.concat({ key: 'target-org', value: this.flags['target-org']?.getUsername() });
       }
-      if (key === 'wait') {
-        return result.concat({ key: 'wait', value: `${this.flags['wait']?.quantity} minutes` });
+      if (key === 'wait' && this.flags['wait']) {
+        const wait = this.flags['wait'] instanceof Duration ? this.flags['wait'].quantity : this.flags['wait'];
+        return result.concat({ key: 'wait', value: `${wait} minutes` });
       }
       return result.concat({ key, value });
     }, []);
diff --git a/src/formatters/deployResultFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/deployResultFormatter.ts
index 4393544f..89e5b6c5 100644
--- a/src/formatters/deployResultFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/deployResultFormatter.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class DeployResultFormatter extends TestResultsFormatter implements Forma
       junit: boolean;
       'results-dir': string;
       'target-org': Org;
-      wait: Duration;
+      wait: Duration | number;
     }>
   ) {
     super(result, flags);