--- a/core/moduleapi.lua	Fri Jul 21 18:30:06 2023 +0200
+++ b/core/moduleapi.lua	Sat Jul 22 12:08:01 2023 +0200
@@ -295,10 +295,16 @@
 		return math.huge;
 	end
 
+	if type(min) == "string" then
+		min = human_io.parse_duration(min);
+	end
 	if min and ret < min then
 		self:log("warn", "Config option '%s' out of bounds %g < %g", name, ret, min);
 		return min;
 	end
+	if type(max) == "string" then
+		max = human_io.parse_duration(max);
+	end
 	if max and ret > max then
 		self:log("warn", "Config option '%s' out of bounds %g > %g", name, ret, max);
 		return max;