diff --git a/src/commands/slowmode.ts b/src/commands/slowmode.ts
index 8713f3c..b842182 100644
--- a/src/commands/slowmode.ts
+++ b/src/commands/slowmode.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Message } from 'eris';
+import moment, { unitOfTime } from 'moment';
 import { Client, Command } from '../class';
 
 export default class Slowmode extends Command {
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ export default class Slowmode extends Command {
     super(client);
     this.name = 'slowmode';
     this.description = 'Set slowmode to a channel.';
-    this.usage = 'slowmode [time] [seconds | minutes | hours]';
+    this.usage = 'slowmode <length[unit]>';
     this.permissions = 1;
     this.guildOnly = true;
     this.enabled = true;
@@ -14,24 +15,22 @@ export default class Slowmode extends Command {
 
   public async run(message: Message, args: string[]) {
     try {
-      if (!args[0]) return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} You need to specifiy the slowmode time.***`);
+      if (!args[0]) return this.error(message.channel, 'This command requires an argument.');
 
-      // @ts-ignore
-      let time: number = args[0];
-      if (isNaN(time)) {
-        return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} The first argument must be a number.***`);
+      let momentSeconds: number;
+      if (args[0]) {
+        const Length = args[0].match(/[a-z]+|[^a-z]+/gi);
+        const length = Number(Length[0]);
+        if (isNaN(length)) return this.error(message.channel, 'Could not determine the slowmode time.');
+        const unit = Length[1] as unitOfTime.Base;
+        momentSeconds = moment.duration(length, unit || 's').asSeconds();
       }
 
-      if (args[1]) {
-        if (args[1] === 'm' || args[1] === 'min'|| args[1] === 'mins' || args[1] === 'minute' || args[1] === 'minutes') time *= 60;
-        else if (args[1] === 'h' || args[1] === 'hour' || args[1] === 'hours') time = time * 60 * 60;
-        else time = time;
-      }
-      if (time > 21600) return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} Maximum slow mode is 6 hours.***`);
+      if (momentSeconds > 21600) return this.error(message.channel, 'Slowmode cannot be longer than 6 hours.');
       // @ts-ignore
-      return message.channel.edit({ rateLimitPerUser: time });
+      return message.channel.edit({ rateLimitPerUser: momentSeconds });
     } catch (err) {
       return this.client.util.handleError(err, message, this);
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}