diff --git a/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/http/models.rs b/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/http/models.rs
index da062fdbc2..5e53e3706a 100644
--- a/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/http/models.rs
+++ b/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/http/models.rs
@@ -395,13 +395,16 @@ fn calculate_score(gateway: &Gateway, probe_outcome: &LastProbeResult) -> ScoreV
         .map(|p| {
             let ping_ips_performance = p.ping_ips_performance_v4 as f64;
 
-            let duration = p.download_duration_sec_v4 as f64;
+            let duration_sec =
+                p.download_duration_milliseconds_v4
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| p.download_duration_sec_v4 * 1000) as f64
+                    / 1000f64;
 
             // get the file size downloaded in bytes and convert to MB, or default to 1MB
             let file_size_mb = p.downloaded_file_size_bytes_v4.unwrap_or_else(|| 1048576) as f64
                 / 1024f64
                 / 1024f64;
-            let speed_mbps = file_size_mb / duration;
+            let speed_mbps = file_size_mb / duration_sec;
 
             let file_download_score = if speed_mbps > 100.0 {
                 1.0