--- libaitcli/src/aitcli.c	2013/11/20 16:18:34	1.9.2.2
+++ libaitcli/src/aitcli.c	2013/11/20 16:21:55	1.9.2.3
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: aitcli.c,v 1.9.2.2 2013/11/20 16:18:34 misho Exp $
+* $Id: aitcli.c,v 1.9.2.3 2013/11/20 16:21:55 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -1281,7 +1281,8 @@ cliReadLine(linebuffer_t * __restrict cli_buffer, int 
 	if (!cli_buffer) {
 		cli_SetErr(EINVAL, "Invalid input parameters ...");
 		return NULL;
-	}
+	} else
+		timeout *= 1000;	/* convert from sec to ms */
 
 	memset(&fds, 0, sizeof fds);
 	fds.fd = cli_buffer->line_in;