diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/SabnzbdTests/JsonConvertersTests/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/SabnzbdTests/JsonConvertersTests/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..229e3a8b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/SabnzbdTests/JsonConvertersTests/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download.DownloadClientTests.SabnzbdTests.JsonConvertersTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class SabnzbdQueueTimeConverterFixture
+    {
+        private const string QUERY =
+            "{0} status : 'Downloading', mb : 1000, filename : 'Droned.S01E01.Pilot.1080p.WEB-DL-DRONE', priority : 0, cat : 'tv', mbleft : 10, percentage : 90, nzo_id : 'sabnzbd_nzb12345', timeleft : '{1}' {2}";
+
+        [TestCase("0:0:1")]
+        [TestCase("0:0:0:1")]
+        public void valid_time_formats_should_be_parsed_correctly(string time)
+        {
+            var thing = string.Format(QUERY, "{", time, "}");
+            var item = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SabnzbdQueueItem>(thing);
+            item.Timeleft.Should().Be(new TimeSpan(0, 0, 1));
+        }
+
+        [TestCase("0:1")]
+        [TestCase("1")]
+        [TestCase("0:0:0:0:1")]
+        public void invalid_time_formats_should_throw_an_exception(string time)
+        {
+            var thing = string.Format(QUERY, "{", time, "}");
+            Assert.That(() => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SabnzbdQueueItem>(thing), Throws.TypeOf<ArgumentException>());
+        }
+
+        [TestCase("40:12:14")]
+        [TestCase("1:16:12:14")]
+        public void valid_time_formats_of_equal_value_should_be_parsed_the_same(string time)
+        {
+            var thing = string.Format(QUERY, "{", time, "}");
+            var item = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SabnzbdQueueItem>(thing);
+            item.Timeleft.Should().Be(new TimeSpan(40, 12, 14));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/JsonConverters/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/JsonConverters/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs
index 42719b28c..c5274efb1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/JsonConverters/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/JsonConverters/SabnzbdQueueTimeConverter.cs
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer s
 
         public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
         {
-            var split = reader.Value.ToString().Split(':');
+            var split = reader.Value.ToString().Split(':').Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
 
-            if (split.Count() != 3)
+            switch (split.Count())
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Expected 0:0:0 format, but received: " + reader.Value);
+                case 4:
+                    return new TimeSpan(split[0] * 24 + split[1], split[2], split[3]);
+                case 3:
+                    return new TimeSpan(split[0], split[1], split[2]);
+                default:
+                    throw new ArgumentException("Expected either 0:0:0:0 or 0:0:0 format, but received: " + reader.Value);
             }
-            
-            return new TimeSpan(int.Parse(split[0]), // hours
-                                    int.Parse(split[1]), // minutes
-                                    int.Parse(split[2])  // seconds
-                                    );
         }
 
         public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)