diff --git a/NTPClient.cpp b/NTPClient.cpp
index 05df7d7..e7afd4d 100755
--- a/NTPClient.cpp
+++ b/NTPClient.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int8_t NTPClient::update() {
 unsigned long NTPClient::getEpochTime() const {
   return this->_timeOffset + // User offset
          this->_currentEpoc + // Epoc returned by the NTP server
-         ((millis() - this->_lastUpdate + (int)(this->_current_epoc_dec*1000)) / 1000); // Time since last update
+         ((millis() - this->_lastUpdate + this->_current_epoc_dec*1000)/1000.0); // Time since last update
 }
 
 float NTPClient::get_millis() const{