diff --git a/cmd/root/root_cmd.go b/cmd/root/root_cmd.go
index 6db8b1a2f..3251ab91e 100644
--- a/cmd/root/root_cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/root/root_cmd.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			var cancel context.CancelFunc
 			if globalTimeout > 0 {
 				ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, globalTimeout)
-				log.Debugf("globalTimeout is %d", globalTimeout)
+				log.Debugf("globalTimeout is %d seconds", globalTimeout/time.Second)
 			} else {
 				log.Debugf("globalTimeout is %d, no timeout used", globalTimeout)
 			}
diff --git a/features/task_validate_image.feature b/features/task_validate_image.feature
index d57d2ff7a..6571ddeb3 100644
--- a/features/task_validate_image.feature
+++ b/features/task_validate_image.feature
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Feature: Verify Enterprise Contract Tekton Tasks
       | IGNORE_REKOR         | true                                                                   |
       | TIMEOUT              | 666s                                                                   |
     Then the task should succeed
-      And the task logs for step "debug-log" should contain "globalTimeout is 666000000000"
+      And the task logs for step "debug-log" should contain "globalTimeout is 666 seconds"
 
   Scenario: SSL_CERT_DIR environment variable is customized
     Given a working namespace