diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/task/ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilder.java b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/task/ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilder.java
index 8069587ec60..c57e7ae15a0 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/task/ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilder.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/task/ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilder.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilder {
 		PropertyMapper map = PropertyMapper.get();
 		map.from(this.poolSize).to(taskScheduler::setPoolSize);
 		map.from(this.awaitTermination).to(taskScheduler::setWaitForTasksToCompleteOnShutdown);
-		map.from(this.awaitTerminationPeriod).asInt(Duration::getSeconds).to(taskScheduler::setAwaitTerminationSeconds);
+		map.from(this.awaitTerminationPeriod).as(Duration::toMillis).to(taskScheduler::setAwaitTerminationMillis);
 		map.from(this.threadNamePrefix).to(taskScheduler::setThreadNamePrefix);
 		map.from(this.taskDecorator).to(taskScheduler::setTaskDecorator);
 		if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(this.customizers)) {
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/task/ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilderTests.java b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/task/ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilderTests.java
index fce4b21fa56..d80127053c2 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/task/ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilderTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/task/ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilderTests.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ThreadPoolTaskSchedulerBuilderTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void awaitTerminationPeriodShouldApply() {
-		Duration period = Duration.ofMinutes(1);
+		Duration period = Duration.ofMillis(50);
 		ThreadPoolTaskScheduler executor = this.builder.awaitTerminationPeriod(period).build();
 		assertThat(executor).hasFieldOrPropertyWithValue("awaitTerminationMillis", period.toMillis());
 	}