diff --git a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigquery/BigQueryServicesImpl.java b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigquery/BigQueryServicesImpl.java
index f648f72c0721..290dca235fdc 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigquery/BigQueryServicesImpl.java
+++ b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigquery/BigQueryServicesImpl.java
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ Table tryCreateTable(Table table, BackOff backoff, Sleeper sleeper) throws IOExc
                       table.getTableReference().getProjectId(),
                       table.getTableReference().getDatasetId(),
                       table.getTableReference().getTableId(),
-                      TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(RETRY_CREATE_TABLE_DURATION_MILLIS) / 60.0);
+                      TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(RETRY_CREATE_TABLE_DURATION_MILLIS));
                   retry = true;
                 }
                 continue;
diff --git a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigquery/BigQueryServicesImplTest.java b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigquery/BigQueryServicesImplTest.java
index 4877d8665220..286df9895115 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigquery/BigQueryServicesImplTest.java
+++ b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigquery/BigQueryServicesImplTest.java
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ public void testCreateTableRetry() throws IOException {
     verifyNotNull(ret.getTableReference());
     expectedLogs.verifyInfo(
         "Quota limit reached when creating table project:dataset.table, "
-            + "retrying up to 5.0 minutes");
+            + "retrying up to 5 minutes");
   }
 
   /** Tests that {@link DatasetServiceImpl#insertAll} uses the supplied {@link ErrorContainer}. */