diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/packet/LastActivity.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/packet/LastActivity.java
index e24c7ad55..9dd0e76b5 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/packet/LastActivity.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/packet/LastActivity.java
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ public class LastActivity extends IQ {
                 String seconds = parser.getAttributeValue("", "seconds");
                 String message = parser.nextText();
                 if (seconds != null) {
-                    lastActivity.setLastActivity(Long.parseLong(seconds));
+                    long xmlSeconds = new Double(seconds).longValue();
+                    lastActivity.setLastActivity((int)xmlSeconds);
                 }
 
                 if (message != null) {