diff --git a/plugins/tasks/jira-connector/src/main/java/com/intellij/tasks/jira/JiraRepository.java b/plugins/tasks/jira-connector/src/main/java/com/intellij/tasks/jira/JiraRepository.java
index b4fd16a09a37..1498bbf03714 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/jira-connector/src/main/java/com/intellij/tasks/jira/JiraRepository.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/jira-connector/src/main/java/com/intellij/tasks/jira/JiraRepository.java
@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@ public class JiraRepository extends BaseRepositoryImpl {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void updateTimeSpent(final LocalTask task, final int timeSpentInMinutes, final String comment) throws Exception {
+  public void updateTimeSpent(final LocalTask task, final String timeSpent, final String comment) throws Exception {
     final HttpClient client = login();
     checkVersion(client);
     PostMethod method = new PostMethod(getUrl() + "/rest/api/2/issue/" + task.getId() + "/worklog");
     method.setRequestEntity(
-      new StringRequestEntity("{\"timeSpentSeconds\" : " + String.valueOf(calculateTimeSpent(timeSpentInMinutes)) +
+      new StringRequestEntity("{\"timeSpent\" : \"" + timeSpent + "\"" +
                               (StringUtil.isNotEmpty(comment) ? ", \"comment\" : " + comment : "")
                               + " }", "application/json", "UTF-8"));
     client.executeMethod(method);
@@ -230,11 +230,6 @@ public class JiraRepository extends BaseRepositoryImpl {
     }
   }
 
-  private static long calculateTimeSpent(final int timeSpentInMinutes) {
-    int days = timeSpentInMinutes / 60 / 24;
-    return (days * 8 * 60 + timeSpentInMinutes % (60 * 24)) * 60;
-  }
-
   private void checkVersion(final HttpClient client) throws Exception {
     GetMethod method = new GetMethod(getUrl() + "/rest/api/2/project");
     client.executeMethod(method);
diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-api/src/com/intellij/tasks/TaskRepository.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-api/src/com/intellij/tasks/TaskRepository.java
index d7eb426149d9..8e81577fb3b4 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-api/src/com/intellij/tasks/TaskRepository.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-api/src/com/intellij/tasks/TaskRepository.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public abstract class TaskRepository  {
     return "{id} (e.g. FOO-001), {summary}, {number} (e.g. 001), {project} (e.g. FOO)";
   }
 
-  public void updateTimeSpent(final LocalTask task, final int timeSpentInMinutes, final String comment) throws Exception {
+  public void updateTimeSpent(final LocalTask task, final String timeSpent, final String comment) throws Exception {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/youtrack/YouTrackRepository.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/youtrack/YouTrackRepository.java
index fa6f39c27b83..0382c4a82147 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/youtrack/YouTrackRepository.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/youtrack/YouTrackRepository.java
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ public class YouTrackRepository extends BaseRepositoryImpl {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#com.intellij.tasks.youtrack.YouTrackRepository");
 
   @Override
-  public void updateTimeSpent(final LocalTask task, final int timeSpentInMinutes, final String comment) throws Exception {
+  public void updateTimeSpent(final LocalTask task, final String timeSpent, final String comment) throws Exception {
     checkVersion();
-    final HttpMethod method = doREST("/rest/issue/execute/" + task.getId() + "?command=work+Today+" + timeSpentInMinutes + "m+" + comment, true);
+    final HttpMethod method = doREST("/rest/issue/execute/" + task.getId() + "?command=work+Today+" + timeSpent.replaceAll(" ", "+") + "+" + comment, true);
     if (method.getStatusCode() != 200) {
       InputStream stream = method.getResponseBodyAsStream();
       String message = new SAXBuilder(false).build(stream).getRootElement().getText();
diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-time-tracking/src/com/intellij/tasks/timeTracking/SendTimeTrackingInformationDialog.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-time-tracking/src/com/intellij/tasks/timeTracking/SendTimeTrackingInformationDialog.java
index e3296bb6a8ba..c0f2cc0a8965 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-time-tracking/src/com/intellij/tasks/timeTracking/SendTimeTrackingInformationDialog.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-time-tracking/src/com/intellij/tasks/timeTracking/SendTimeTrackingInformationDialog.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class SendTimeTrackingInformationDialog extends DialogWrapper {
       if (repository != null &&
           repository.isSupported(TaskRepository.TIME_MANAGEMENT)) {
         try {
-          repository.updateTimeSpent(myTask, timeSpent, myCommentTextArea.getText());
+          repository.updateTimeSpent(myTask, timeSpentText, myCommentTextArea.getText());
           myTask.setLastPost(new Date());
         }
         catch (Exception e1) {