diff --git a/backend/gtime/gtime.go b/backend/gtime/gtime.go
index 50269037e..51879faad 100644
--- a/backend/gtime/gtime.go
+++ b/backend/gtime/gtime.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func ParseInterval(inp string) (time.Duration, error) {
 func ParseDuration(inp string) (time.Duration, error) {
 	dur, period, err := parse(inp)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
+		return 0, errorsource.DownstreamError(err, false)
 	}
 	if period == "" {
 		return dur, nil