diff --git a/plasma-runners/sleeper/krunner_sleeper.cpp b/plasma-runners/sleeper/krunner_sleeper.cpp
index cbe6345e..b7a8e23d 100644
--- a/plasma-runners/sleeper/krunner_sleeper.cpp
+++ b/plasma-runners/sleeper/krunner_sleeper.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void SleeperRunner::match(Plasma::RunnerContext &context)
     }
 
     if (term.startsWith(QLatin1String("sleep"))) {
-        int sleeptime = term.mid(4).trimmed().toInt();
+        int sleeptime = term.mid(5).trimmed().toInt();
         if (sleeptime <= 0) {
             sleeptime = s_sleeptime;
         }