diff --git a/htroot/WatchCrawler_p.java b/htroot/WatchCrawler_p.java
index 551d3805c..46bd0f54a 100644
--- a/htroot/WatchCrawler_p.java
+++ b/htroot/WatchCrawler_p.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class WatchCrawler_p {
                     final boolean crawlingIfOlderCheck = post.get("crawlingIfOlderCheck", "off").equals("on");
                     final int crawlingIfOlderNumber = Integer.parseInt(post.get("crawlingIfOlderNumber", "-1"));
                     final String crawlingIfOlderUnit = post.get("crawlingIfOlderUnit","year");
-                    final int crawlingIfOlder = recrawlIfOlderC(crawlingIfOlderCheck, crawlingIfOlderNumber, crawlingIfOlderUnit);                    
+                    final long crawlingIfOlder = recrawlIfOlderC(crawlingIfOlderCheck, crawlingIfOlderNumber, crawlingIfOlderUnit);                    
                     env.setConfig("crawlingIfOlder", crawlingIfOlder);
                     
                     final boolean crawlingDomFilterCheck = post.get("crawlingDomFilterCheck", "off").equals("on");
@@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ public class WatchCrawler_p {
         return prop;
     }
 
-    private static int recrawlIfOlderC(final boolean recrawlIfOlderCheck, final int recrawlIfOlderNumber, final String crawlingIfOlderUnit) {
-        if (!recrawlIfOlderCheck) return -1;
-        if (crawlingIfOlderUnit.equals("year")) return recrawlIfOlderNumber * 60 * 24 * 365;
-        if (crawlingIfOlderUnit.equals("month")) return recrawlIfOlderNumber * 60 * 24 * 30;
-        if (crawlingIfOlderUnit.equals("day")) return recrawlIfOlderNumber * 60 * 24;
-        if (crawlingIfOlderUnit.equals("hour")) return recrawlIfOlderNumber * 60;
-        return recrawlIfOlderNumber;
+    private static long recrawlIfOlderC(final boolean recrawlIfOlderCheck, final int recrawlIfOlderNumber, final String crawlingIfOlderUnit) {
+        if (!recrawlIfOlderCheck) return 0L;
+        if (crawlingIfOlderUnit.equals("year")) return System.currentTimeMillis() - (long) recrawlIfOlderNumber * 1000L * 60L * 60L * 24L * 365L;
+        if (crawlingIfOlderUnit.equals("month")) return System.currentTimeMillis() - (long) recrawlIfOlderNumber * 1000L * 60L * 60L * 24L * 30L;
+        if (crawlingIfOlderUnit.equals("day")) return System.currentTimeMillis() - (long) recrawlIfOlderNumber * 1000L * 60L * 60L * 24L;
+        if (crawlingIfOlderUnit.equals("hour")) return System.currentTimeMillis() - (long) recrawlIfOlderNumber * 1000L * 60L * 60L;
+        return System.currentTimeMillis() - (long) recrawlIfOlderNumber;
     }
     
     private static void setPerformance(final plasmaSwitchboard sb, final serverObjects post) {
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/crawler/CrawlProfile.java b/source/de/anomic/crawler/CrawlProfile.java
index acfa31b34..69f82de97 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/crawler/CrawlProfile.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/crawler/CrawlProfile.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public class CrawlProfile {
     
     public entry newEntry(final String name, final yacyURL startURL, final String generalFilter, final String specificFilter,
                            final int generalDepth, final int specificDepth,
-                           final int recrawlIfOlder /*minutes*/, final int domFilterDepth,  final int domMaxPages,
+                           final long recrawlIfOlder /*date*/, final int domFilterDepth,  final int domMaxPages,
                            final boolean crawlingQ,
                            final boolean indexText, final boolean indexMedia,
                            final boolean storeHTCache, final boolean storeTXCache,
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class CrawlProfile {
         
         public entry(final String name, final yacyURL startURL, final String generalFilter, final String specificFilter,
                      final int generalDepth, final int specificDepth,
-                     final int recrawlIfOlder /*minutes*/, final int domFilterDepth, final int domMaxPages,
+                     final long recrawlIfOlder /*date*/, final int domFilterDepth, final int domMaxPages,
                      final boolean crawlingQ,
                      final boolean indexText, final boolean indexMedia,
                      final boolean storeHTCache, final boolean storeTXCache,
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public class CrawlProfile {
             mem.put(SPECIFIC_FILTER,  (specificFilter == null) ? ".*" : specificFilter);
             mem.put(GENERAL_DEPTH,    Integer.toString(generalDepth));
             mem.put(SPECIFIC_DEPTH,   Integer.toString(specificDepth));
-            mem.put(RECRAWL_IF_OLDER, Integer.toString(recrawlIfOlder));
+            mem.put(RECRAWL_IF_OLDER, Long.toString(recrawlIfOlder));
             mem.put(DOM_FILTER_DEPTH, Integer.toString(domFilterDepth));
             mem.put(DOM_MAX_PAGES,    Integer.toString(domMaxPages));
             mem.put(CRAWLING_Q,       Boolean.toString(crawlingQ)); // crawling of urls with '?'
@@ -339,14 +339,14 @@ public class CrawlProfile {
         }
         public long recrawlIfOlder() {
             // returns a long (millis) that is the minimum age that
-            // an antry must have to be re-crawled
+            // an entry must have to be re-crawled
             final String r = mem.get(RECRAWL_IF_OLDER);
-            if (r == null) return Long.MAX_VALUE;
+            if (r == null) return 0L;
             try {
-                final long l = Long.parseLong(r) * 60000L;
-                return (l < 0) ? Long.MAX_VALUE : l;
+                final long l = Long.parseLong(r);
+                return (l < 0) ? 0L : l;
             } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
-                return Long.MAX_VALUE;
+                return 0L;
             }
         }
         public int domFilterDepth() {
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/crawler/CrawlStacker.java b/source/de/anomic/crawler/CrawlStacker.java
index 74ce2184e..b8903aa27 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/crawler/CrawlStacker.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/crawler/CrawlStacker.java
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ public final class CrawlStacker extends Thread {
         // check if the url is double registered
         final String dbocc = sb.crawlQueues.urlExists(entry.url().hash());
         final indexURLReference oldEntry = this.sb.webIndex.getURL(entry.url().hash(), null, 0);
-        final boolean recrawl = (oldEntry != null) && ((System.currentTimeMillis() - oldEntry.loaddate().getTime()) > profile.recrawlIfOlder());
+        final boolean recrawl = (oldEntry != null) && (profile.recrawlIfOlder() > oldEntry.loaddate().getTime());
         // do double-check
         if ((dbocc != null) && (!recrawl)) {
             reason = ErrorURL.DOUBLE_REGISTERED + dbocc + ")";