diff --git a/uoftscrapers/scrapers/courses/__init__.py b/uoftscrapers/scrapers/courses/__init__.py
index ff04736..617faae 100755
--- a/uoftscrapers/scrapers/courses/__init__.py
+++ b/uoftscrapers/scrapers/courses/__init__.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def parse_course_html(course_id, html):
 
                     for i in range(len(hours)):
                         x = hours[i].split(':')
-                        hours[i] = int(x[0]) + (int(x[1]) / 60)
+                        hours[i] = (60 * 60 * int(x[0])) + (int(x[1]) * 60)
 
                     time_data.append(OrderedDict([
                         ("day", day),
diff --git a/uoftscrapers/scrapers/food/__init__.py b/uoftscrapers/scrapers/food/__init__.py
index 50ba555..cee3e44 100644
--- a/uoftscrapers/scrapers/food/__init__.py
+++ b/uoftscrapers/scrapers/food/__init__.py
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ def get_hours(food_id):
         """Parse and return the restaurant's opening and closing times."""
 
         def conv_time(t):
-            """Convert time of form "HH:MM p.d." to decimal (p.d. is one
-            of a.m./p.m.)"""
+            """Convert time of form "HH:MM p.d." to seconds since midnight (p.d.
+            is one of a.m./p.m.)"""
 
             time, period = t[:-4].strip(), t[-4:].strip()
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def conv_time(t):
                 h = int(time)
 
             h += 12 if period == 'p.m.' else 0
-            return h + (m / 60)
+            return (60 * 60 * h) + (60 * m)
 
         headers = {
             'Referer': Food.host