diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/functions/international/LSParseDateTime.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/functions/international/LSParseDateTime.java
index d8696f7e90..a135a7fa8e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/functions/international/LSParseDateTime.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/runtime/functions/international/LSParseDateTime.java
@@ -77,19 +77,14 @@ private static lucee.runtime.type.dt.DateTime _call(PageContext pc, Object oDate
 		String strDate = StringUtil.replaceSpecialWhiteSpace(Caster.toString(oDate));
 
 		if (format != null && "epoch".equalsIgnoreCase(format.trim())) {
-			String seconds = oDate.toString();
-			long timeSeconds = Long.parseLong(seconds);
-			long milliseconds = timeSeconds*1000;
-			Instant instant = Instant.ofEpochMilli(milliseconds);
+			Instant instant = Instant.ofEpochMilli(Long.parseLong(oDate.toString()) * 1000);
 			LocalDateTime localDateTime = instant.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDateTime();
 			strDate = StringUtil.replaceSpecialWhiteSpace(Caster.toString(localDateTime));
 			return DateCaster.toDateTime(locale, strDate, tz, isUSLike(locale));
 		}
+
 		else if (format != null && "epochms".equalsIgnoreCase(format.trim())) {
-			String seconds = oDate.toString();
-			long timeSeconds = Long.parseLong(seconds);
-			long milliseconds = timeSeconds;
-			Instant instant = Instant.ofEpochMilli(milliseconds);
+			Instant instant = Instant.ofEpochMilli(Long.parseLong(oDate.toString()));
 			LocalDateTime localDateTime = instant.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDateTime();
 			strDate = StringUtil.replaceSpecialWhiteSpace(Caster.toString(localDateTime));
 			return DateCaster.toDateTime(locale, strDate, tz, isUSLike(locale));
@@ -139,4 +134,4 @@ public static final boolean isUSLike(Locale locale) {
 		if (locale == null) return false;
 		return locale.getLanguage().equalsIgnoreCase("en") && (StringUtil.isEmpty(locale.getCountry()) || "US".equalsIgnoreCase(locale.getCountry()));
 	}
-}
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+}