diff --git a/progs/timer.c b/progs/timer.c
index be7bd23..78bf949 100644
--- a/progs/timer.c
+++ b/progs/timer.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ struct settings {
   int d:1; /* count down/up (1/0) */
   int b:1; /* ascii bel when done */
   int f:1; /* display hours */
-  int m; /* minutes */
   int s; /* seconds */
 } s = {
   .e = 0,
@@ -20,13 +19,12 @@ struct settings {
   .d = 0,
   .b = 0,
   .f = 0,
-  .m = 0,
   .s = 0
 };
 
 int timerissettings(struct timer *t) {
   if(t->s == 0) return 0;
-  if(s.m * 60 + s.s == t->s) return 1;
+  if(s.s == t->s) return 1;
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ void timerloop() {
   struct timer *t = timerinit();
   if(s.d) {
     t->u = timerdec;
-    t->s = s.s + (s.m * 60);
+    t->s = s.s;
     t->c = timerzero;
   } else {
     t->u = timerinc;
@@ -88,8 +86,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       break; case 'd': s.d = 1;
       break; case 'b': s.b = 1;
       break; case 'f': s.f = 1;
-      break; case 'm': s.m = atoi(optarg);
-      break; case 's': s.s = atoi(optarg);
+      break; case 'm': s.s = s.s + (atoi(optarg) * 60);
+      break; case 's': s.s = s.s + atoi(optarg);
       break; case '?': return 1;
       break; default: abort();
     }