diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index 0cd7c1ba..0e616cad 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if a := config.GetGlobalOption("autosave").(float64); a > 0 {
-		config.SetAutoTime(int(a))
+		config.SetAutoTime(a)
 		config.StartAutoSave()
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/action/command.go b/internal/action/command.go
index 73c1a5ac..fda55542 100644
--- a/internal/action/command.go
+++ b/internal/action/command.go
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func doSetGlobalOptionNative(option string, nativeValue interface{}) error {
 		}
 	} else if option == "autosave" {
 		if nativeValue.(float64) > 0 {
-			config.SetAutoTime(int(nativeValue.(float64)))
+			config.SetAutoTime(nativeValue.(float64))
 			config.StartAutoSave()
 		} else {
 			config.SetAutoTime(0)
diff --git a/internal/config/autosave.go b/internal/config/autosave.go
index d530b459..2a19da36 100644
--- a/internal/config/autosave.go
+++ b/internal/config/autosave.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var Autosave chan bool
-var autotime int
+var autotime float64
 
 // lock for autosave
 var autolock sync.Mutex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func init() {
 	Autosave = make(chan bool)
 }
 
-func SetAutoTime(a int) {
+func SetAutoTime(a float64) {
 	autolock.Lock()
 	autotime = a
 	autolock.Unlock()
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ func StartAutoSave() {
 			autolock.Lock()
 			a := autotime
 			autolock.Unlock()
-			if a < 1 {
+			if a <= 0 {
 				break
 			}
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(a) * time.Second)
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(a * float64(time.Second)))
 			Autosave <- true
 		}
 	}()