diff --git a/code/modules/tgs/v4/api.dm b/code/modules/tgs/v4/api.dm
index caa7fac8686..0e37a7aa24c 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgs/v4/api.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgs/v4/api.dm
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 	var/json = json_encode(data)
 
 	while(requesting_new_port && !override_requesting_new_port)
-		sleep(1 TICKS)
+		sleep(1)
 
 	//we need some port open at this point to facilitate return communication
 	if(!world.port)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 		requesting_new_port = FALSE
 
 	while(export_lock)
-		sleep(1 TICKS)
+		sleep(1)
 	export_lock = TRUE
 
 	last_interop_response = null
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 	text2file(json, server_commands_json_path)
 
 	for(var/I = 0; I < EXPORT_TIMEOUT_DS && !last_interop_response; ++I)
-		sleep(1 TICKS)
+		sleep(1)
 
 	if(!last_interop_response)
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Failed to get export result for: [json]")
diff --git a/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm b/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
index e45a9213fe8..572944ed401 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 /datum/tgs_api/v5/proc/RequireInitialBridgeResponse()
 	while(!version)
-		sleep(1 TICKS)
+		sleep(1)
 
 /datum/tgs_api/v5/OnInitializationComplete()
 	Bridge(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_COMMAND_PRIME)