diff --git a/lbry/file_analysis.py b/lbry/file_analysis.py
index 7e083991c..21dd8df61 100644
--- a/lbry/file_analysis.py
+++ b/lbry/file_analysis.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import re
 import shlex
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+from math import ceil
 
 import lbry.utils
 from lbry.conf import TranscodeConfig
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ class VideoFileAnalyzer:
     def _build_spec(scan_data):
         assert scan_data
 
-        duration = float(scan_data["format"]["duration"])  # existence verified when scan_data made
+        duration = ceil(float(scan_data["format"]["duration"]))  # existence verified when scan_data made
         width = -1
         height = -1
         for stream in scan_data["streams"]:
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ class VideoFileAnalyzer:
             width = max(width, int(stream["width"]))
             height = max(height, int(stream["height"]))
 
-        log.debug("   Detected duration: %f sec. with resolution: %d x %d", duration, width, height)
+        log.debug("   Detected duration: %d sec. with resolution: %d x %d", duration, width, height)
 
         spec = {"duration": duration}
         if height >= 0:
diff --git a/tests/integration/other/test_transcoding.py b/tests/integration/other/test_transcoding.py
index 9bf654825..673e39a0c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/other/test_transcoding.py
+++ b/tests/integration/other/test_transcoding.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TranscodeValidation(ClaimTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.video_file_webm, new_file_name)
         self.assertEqual(spec["width"], 1280)
         self.assertEqual(spec["height"], 720)
-        self.assertEqual(spec["duration"], 15.054)
+        self.assertEqual(spec["duration"], 16)
 
     async def test_volume(self):
         self.conf.volume_analysis_time = 200