diff --git a/include/timestamp.h b/include/timestamp.h
index 6ec61b9..c48cb44 100644
--- a/include/timestamp.h
+++ b/include/timestamp.h
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ public:
          * Converts this Timestamp to a std::chrono::microseconds
          */
         operator std::chrono::microseconds() const {
-            return std::chrono::microseconds(seconds() * 1000000 + microseconds());
+            return std::chrono::seconds(seconds()) +
+                std::chrono::microseconds(microseconds());
         }
     #endif
 private: