diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/result.js b/backend/api/controllers/result.js
index 9b9dfc9e9..b6de0c79e 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/result.js
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/result.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class ResultController {
     try {
       const { uid } = req.decodedToken;
       const { result } = req.body;
-      result.testDuration = parseFloat(result.testDuration);
       result.uid = uid;
       if (validateObjectValues(result) > 0)
         return res.status(400).json({ message: "Bad input" });
diff --git a/src/js/test/test-logic.js b/src/js/test/test-logic.js
index 13c516b11..200950f38 100644
--- a/src/js/test/test-logic.js
+++ b/src/js/test/test-logic.js
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ export async function finish(difficultyFailed = false) {
 
   lastTestWpm = stats.wpm;
 
-  let testtime = stats.time;
+  let testtime = parseFloat(stats.time);
 
   if (TestStats.lastSecondNotRound && !difficultyFailed) {
     let wpmAndRaw = calculateWpmAndRaw();