diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js b/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class AwsProvider {
                 that.serverless.cli.log(
                   _.join(
                     [
-                      `Recoverable error occurred (${e.message}), sleeping for ${exponentialBackOffTime} seconds.`,
+                      `Recoverable error occurred (${e.message}), sleeping for ${exponentialBackOffTime / 1000} seconds.`,
                       `Try ${nextTryNum} of ${MAX_TRIES}`,
                     ],
                     ' '
Show the time in seconds rather than milliseconds