diff --git a/src/World.hpp b/src/World.hpp
index 55f9dcce..57e25c5b 100644
--- a/src/World.hpp
+++ b/src/World.hpp
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ class World : public WorldScriptInterface {
      * Method for returning the current illarion time
      *
      *@param timeType <"year"|"month"|"day"|"hour"|"minute"|"second">
-     *@return an int which is the current illarion time from the type
+     *@return a long which is the current illarion time from the type
      */
-    auto getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> int override;
+    auto getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> long override;
 
     void allowLogin(bool allow) { _is_login_allowed = allow; }
     auto isLoginAllowed() const -> bool { return _is_login_allowed; }
diff --git a/src/WorldIMPLTalk.cpp b/src/WorldIMPLTalk.cpp
index 0444c70b..e9fc8d85 100644
--- a/src/WorldIMPLTalk.cpp
+++ b/src/WorldIMPLTalk.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void World::sendIGTime(Player *cp) const {
     ServerCommandPointer cmd = std::make_shared<UpdateTimeTC>(
             static_cast<unsigned char>(getTime("hour")), static_cast<unsigned char>(getTime("minute")),
             static_cast<unsigned char>(getTime("day")), static_cast<unsigned char>(getTime("month")),
-            static_cast<short int>(getTime("year")));
+            static_cast<long>(getTime("year")));
     cp->Connection->addCommand(cmd);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/WorldIMPLTools.cpp b/src/WorldIMPLTools.cpp
index 0646988c..97d5e5de 100644
--- a/src/WorldIMPLTools.cpp
+++ b/src/WorldIMPLTools.cpp
@@ -597,17 +597,17 @@ void World::Load() {
 
 void World::import() { maps.importFromEditor(); }
 
-auto World::getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> int {
+auto World::getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> long {
     // return unix timestamp if requsted and quit function
     if (timeType == "unix") {
-        return (int)time(nullptr);
+        return (long)time(nullptr);
     }
 
     // get current time and timezone data to get additional informations for time conversation
     time_t curr_unixtime = time(nullptr);
     struct tm *timestamp = localtime(&curr_unixtime);
 
-    auto illaTime = (int)curr_unixtime;
+    auto illaTime = (long)curr_unixtime;
     static constexpr auto secondsInHour = 60 * 60;
 
     // in case its currently dst, correct the timestamp so the illarion time changes the timestamp as well
@@ -618,17 +618,17 @@ auto World::getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> int {
     illaTime = (illaTime - illarionBirthTime) * illarionTimeFactor;
 
     if (timeType == "illarion") {
-        return (int)illaTime;
+        return (long)illaTime;
     }
 
     // Calculating year
     static constexpr auto secondsInYear = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365;
-    auto year = (int)(illaTime / secondsInYear);
+    auto year = (long)(illaTime / secondsInYear);
     illaTime -= year * secondsInYear;
 
     // Calculating day
     static constexpr auto secondsInDay = 60 * 60 * 24;
-    auto day = (int)(illaTime / secondsInDay);
+    auto day = (long)(illaTime / secondsInDay);
     illaTime -= day * secondsInDay;
     ++day;
 
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ auto World::getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> int {
     static constexpr auto daysInIllarionMonth = 24;
     static constexpr auto daysInLastIllarionMonth = 5;
     static constexpr auto monthsInIllarionYear = 16;
-    auto month = (int)(day / daysInIllarionMonth);
+    auto month = (long)(day / daysInIllarionMonth);
     day -= month * daysInIllarionMonth;
 
     // checking for range borders and fixing the date
@@ -668,12 +668,12 @@ auto World::getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> int {
 
     // Calculate the time of day
     // Calculating hour
-    const auto hour = (int)(illaTime / secondsInHour);
+    const auto hour = (long)(illaTime / secondsInHour);
     illaTime -= hour * secondsInHour;
 
     // Calculating minute
     static constexpr auto secondsInMinute = 60;
-    const auto minute = (int)(illaTime / secondsInMinute);
+    const auto minute = (long)(illaTime / secondsInMinute);
 
     // Calculating seconds
     illaTime -= minute * secondsInMinute;
diff --git a/src/WorldScriptInterface.hpp b/src/WorldScriptInterface.hpp
index 2358a8b2..3fb7437e 100644
--- a/src/WorldScriptInterface.hpp
+++ b/src/WorldScriptInterface.hpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class WorldScriptInterface {
     // Other
 
     virtual void broadcast(const std::string &german, const std::string &english) const = 0;
-    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> int = 0;
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto getTime(const std::string &timeType) const -> long = 0;
     virtual void gfx(unsigned short int gfxid, const position &pos) const = 0;
     virtual void makeSound(unsigned short int soundid, const position &pos) const = 0;
     virtual void sendMonitoringMessage(const std::string &msg, unsigned char id = 0) const = 0;
diff --git a/test/test_binding_world.cpp b/test/test_binding_world.cpp
index 0b50d79d..c1097646 100644
--- a/test/test_binding_world.cpp
+++ b/test/test_binding_world.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class MockWorld : public World {
     MOCK_METHOD(void, removePersistenceAt, (const position &), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(bool, isPersistentAt, (const position &), (const override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, broadcast, (const std::string &, const std::string &), (const override));
-    MOCK_METHOD(int, getTime, (const std::string &), (const override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(long, getTime, (const std::string &), (const override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, gfx, (unsigned short int, const position &), (const override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, makeSound, (unsigned short int, const position &), (const override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, sendMonitoringMessage, (const std::string &, unsigned char), (const override));