diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/LokiMessage.swift b/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/LokiMessage.swift
index 2468dbab9..63285f7a0 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/LokiMessage.swift
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/LokiMessage.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public struct LokiMessage {
                 let ttl = LokiMessagingAPI.defaultTTL
                 if isPoWRequired {
                     let timestamp = UInt64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970)
-                    if let nonce = ProofOfWork.calculate(data: data, pubKey: destination, timestamp: timestamp, ttl: Int(ttl)) {
+                    if let nonce = ProofOfWork.calculate(data: data, pubKey: destination, timestamp: timestamp, ttl: ttl) {
                         let result = LokiMessage(destination: destination, data: data, ttl: ttl, timestamp: timestamp, nonce: nonce)
                         seal.fulfill(result)
                     } else {
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/ProofOfWork.swift b/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/ProofOfWork.swift
index 4a8da86b5..25e3014d8 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/ProofOfWork.swift
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/ProofOfWork.swift
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ private extension MutableCollection where Element == UInt8, Index == Int {
     ///   - pubKey: The message recipient
     ///   - timestamp: The timestamp
     ///   - ttl: The message time to live
-    /// - Returns: A nonce string or nil if it failed
-    @objc public static func calculate(data: String, pubKey: String, timestamp: UInt64, ttl: Int) -> String? {
-        let payload = getPayload(pubKey: pubKey, data: data, timestamp: timestamp, ttl: ttl)
+    /// - Returns: A nonce string or `nil` if it failed
+    @objc public static func calculate(data: String, pubKey: String, timestamp: UInt64, ttl: UInt64) -> String? {
+        let payload = createPayload(pubKey: pubKey, data: data, timestamp: timestamp, ttl: ttl)
         let target = calcTarget(ttl: ttl, payloadLength: payload.count, nonceTrials: nonceTrialCount)
         
         // Start with the max value
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ private extension MutableCollection where Element == UInt8, Index == Int {
     }
     
     /// Get the proof of work payload
-    private static func getPayload(pubKey: String, data: String, timestamp: UInt64, ttl: Int) -> [UInt8] {
+    private static func createPayload(pubKey: String, data: String, timestamp: UInt64, ttl: UInt64) -> [UInt8] {
         let timestampString = String(timestamp)
         let ttlString = String(ttl)
         let payloadString = timestampString + ttlString + pubKey + data
@@ -99,16 +99,13 @@ private extension MutableCollection where Element == UInt8, Index == Int {
     }
     
     /// Calculate the target we need to reach
-    private static func calcTarget(ttl: Int, payloadLength: Int, nonceTrials: Int) -> UInt64 {
+    private static func calcTarget(ttl: UInt64, payloadLength: Int, nonceTrials: Int) -> UInt64 {
         let two16 = UInt64(pow(2, 16) - 1)
         let two64 = UInt64(pow(2, 64) - 1)
-  
-        // ttl converted to seconds
-        let ttlSeconds = ttl / 1000
 
         // Do all the calculations
         let totalLength = UInt64(payloadLength + nonceLength)
-        let ttlMult = UInt64(ttlSeconds) * totalLength
+        let ttlMult = ttl * totalLength
         
         // UInt64 values
         let innerFrac = ttlMult / two16