diff --git a/centrifuge-app/src/pages/Loan/ExternalRepayForm.tsx b/centrifuge-app/src/pages/Loan/ExternalRepayForm.tsx
index bb093e0af..add29d3d1 100644
--- a/centrifuge-app/src/pages/Loan/ExternalRepayForm.tsx
+++ b/centrifuge-app/src/pages/Loan/ExternalRepayForm.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function ExternalRepayForm({ loan, destination }: { loan: ExternalLoan; d
             ? loan.outstandingPrincipal
             : CurrencyBalance.fromFloat(0, pool.currency.decimals)
 
-        const fiveMinuteBuffer = 5 * 60 * 1000
+        const fiveMinuteBuffer = 5 * 60
         const time = Date.now() + fiveMinuteBuffer - loan.fetchedAt.getTime()
         const mostUpToDateInterest = CurrencyBalance.fromFloat(
           outstandingPrincipal
diff --git a/centrifuge-app/src/pages/Loan/RepayForm.tsx b/centrifuge-app/src/pages/Loan/RepayForm.tsx
index 5ef819811..80744fb19 100644
--- a/centrifuge-app/src/pages/Loan/RepayForm.tsx
+++ b/centrifuge-app/src/pages/Loan/RepayForm.tsx
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function InternalRepayForm({ loan, destination }: { loan: ActiveLoan | CreatedLo
             ? loan.outstandingPrincipal
             : CurrencyBalance.fromFloat(0, pool.currency.decimals)
 
-        const fiveMinuteBuffer = 5 * 60 * 1000
+        const fiveMinuteBuffer = 5 * 60
         const time = Date.now() + fiveMinuteBuffer - loan.fetchedAt.getTime()
         const mostUpToDateInterest = CurrencyBalance.fromFloat(
           outstandingPrincipal