diff --git a/Expect.java b/Expect.java
index 70ba0b9..ea7ffb4 100644
--- a/Expect.java
+++ b/Expect.java
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public int expect(int timeout, List<Pattern> list) {
 
 				long waitTime = endTime - System.currentTimeMillis();
 				if (restart_timeout_upon_receive)
-					waitTime = timeout * 1000;
+					waitTime = (long) (timeout * 1000);
 				if (waitTime <= 0) {
 					log.debug("Timeout when expecting " + list);
 					return RETV_TIMEOUT;