diff --git a/controllers/migrate.go b/controllers/migrate.go
index fa03fccf9..6bf2e540f 100644
--- a/controllers/migrate.go
+++ b/controllers/migrate.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func convertLegacyNode(legacy models.LegacyNode, hostID uuid.UUID) models.Node {
 	node.IsRelay = false
 	node.RelayedNodes = []string{}
 	node.DNSOn = models.ParseBool(legacy.DNSOn)
-	node.PersistentKeepalive = time.Duration(legacy.PersistentKeepalive)
+	node.PersistentKeepalive = time.Duration(int64(time.Second) * int64(legacy.PersistentKeepalive))
 	node.LastModified = time.Now()
 	node.ExpirationDateTime, _ = time.Parse(strconv.Itoa(int(legacy.ExpirationDateTime)), "0")
 	node.EgressGatewayNatEnabled = models.ParseBool(legacy.EgressGatewayNatEnabled)