diff --git a/modules/lua/lua_request.c b/modules/lua/lua_request.c
index 1351937549..66f5d01c1e 100644
--- a/modules/lua/lua_request.c
+++ b/modules/lua/lua_request.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static const char* lua_ap_allowoverrides(request_rec* r)
 
 static int lua_ap_started(request_rec* r) 
 {
-    return ap_scoreboard_image->global->restart_time;
+    return (int)(ap_scoreboard_image->global->restart_time / 1000000);
 }
 
 static const char* lua_ap_basic_auth_pw(request_rec* r)