diff --git a/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle b/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
index cd0969d49..47d1f288c 100644
--- a/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
+++ b/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ ext {
     appName = 'Tachiyomi: MangaDex'
     pkgNameSuffix = "all.mangadex"
     extClass = '.MangadexFactory'
-    extVersionCode = 16
-    extVersionSuffix = 16
+    extVersionCode = 17
+    extVersionSuffix = 17
     libVersion = '1.2'
 }
 
diff --git a/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt b/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
index 6d9deeb97..c153e9806 100644
--- a/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
+++ b/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ open class Mangadex(override val lang: String, private val internalLang: String,
         //skip chapters that dont match the desired language, or are future releases
         chapterJson?.forEach { key, jsonElement ->
             val chapterElement = jsonElement.asJsonObject
-            if (chapterElement.get("lang_code").string == internalLang && chapterElement.get("timestamp").asLong <= now) {
+            if (chapterElement.get("lang_code").string == internalLang && (chapterElement.get("timestamp").asLong * 1000) <= now) {
                 chapterElement.toString()
                 chapters.add(chapterFromJson(key, chapterElement))
             }