diff --git a/wafer/schedule/models.py b/wafer/schedule/models.py
index da40dc46..b2c6b3e9 100644
--- a/wafer/schedule/models.py
+++ b/wafer/schedule/models.py
@@ -333,26 +333,24 @@ def __str__(self):
     def get_duration(self):
         """Return the total duration of the item.
 
-           This is the sum of all the slot durations."""
-        # This is intended for the pentabarf xml file
-        # It will do the wrong thing if the slots aren't
-        # contigious, which we should address sometime.
-        slots = list(self.slots.all())
-        result = {'hours': 0, 'minutes': 0}
-        if slots:
-            for slot in slots:
-                dur = slot.get_duration()
-                result['hours'] += dur['hours']
-                result['minutes'] += dur['minutes']
-            # Normalise again
-            hours, result['minutes'] = divmod(result['minutes'], 60)
-            result['hours'] += hours
-        return result
+           This is the time from start to end, including any discontinuities
+           between slots."""
+        minutes = self.get_duration_minutes()
+        hours, minutes = divmod(minutes, 60)
+        return {
+            'hours': hours,
+            'minutes': minutes,
+        }
 
     def get_duration_minutes(self):
         """Return the duration in total number of minutes."""
-        duration = self.get_duration()
-        return int(duration['hours'] * 60 + duration['minutes'])
+        slots = list(self.slots.all())
+        if not slots:
+            return 0
+        start = slots[0].get_start_time()
+        end = slots[-1].end_time
+        duration = end - start
+        return duration.total_seconds() // 60
 
     @property
     def guid(self):
diff --git a/wafer/schedule/tests/test_models.py b/wafer/schedule/tests/test_models.py
index 56bfa34d..2d3375b8 100644
--- a/wafer/schedule/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/wafer/schedule/tests/test_models.py
@@ -377,6 +377,45 @@ def test_invalid_slot_block(self):
         self.assertRaises(ValidationError, slot4.clean)
 
 
+class ScheduleItemTests(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        utc = timezone.utc
+        self.blocks = [
+            ScheduleBlock.objects.create(
+                start_time=D.datetime(2013, 9, 22, 9, 0, 0, tzinfo=utc),
+                end_time=D.datetime(2013, 9, 22, 19, 0, 0, tzinfo=utc)),
+        ]
+        self.slots = [
+            Slot.objects.create(
+                start_time=D.datetime(2013, 9, 22, 9, 0, 0, tzinfo=utc),
+                end_time=D.datetime(2013, 9, 22, 9, 20, 0, tzinfo=utc)),
+            Slot.objects.create(
+                start_time=D.datetime(2013, 9, 22, 9, 30, 0, tzinfo=utc),
+                end_time=D.datetime(2013, 9, 22, 9, 50, 0, tzinfo=utc)),
+        ]
+        self.venues = [
+            Venue.objects.create(order=1, name='Venue 1'),
+        ]
+        self.pages = make_pages(1)
+
+    def test_duration_minutes(self):
+        """Test events spanning multiple slots with a gap in between"""
+        item = make_items(self.venues, self.pages)[0]
+        # Single Slot
+        item.slots.add(self.slots[0])
+        self.assertEqual(item.get_duration_minutes(), 20)
+        # Spanning 2 slots with a gap in-between
+        item.slots.add(self.slots[1])
+        self.assertEqual(item.get_duration_minutes(), 50)
+
+    def test_get_duration(self):
+        """Test ScheduleItem.get_duration()"""
+        item = make_items(self.venues, self.pages)[0]
+        # Single Slot
+        item.slots.add(self.slots[0])
+        self.assertEqual(item.get_duration(), {'minutes': 20, 'hours': 0})
+
+
 class LastUpdateTests(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):