diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
index a5a1c13bee4d..8357df8cb584 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
 
         //but it may not need to cancel out the existing timeout
         //if the timestamp is less than the previous one
-        var futureTimestamp = Date.now() + (totalTime * 1000);
+        var futureTimestamp = Date.now() + totalTime;
         if(futureTimestamp <= closingTimestamp) {
           return;
         }
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
index b7bc212da34d..1f5e88f3ac68 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
@@ -1390,13 +1390,20 @@ describe("ngAnimate", function() {
           }));
 
           it("should intelligently cancel former timeouts and close off a series of elements a final timeout", function() {
+            var currentTimestamp = Date.now();
+            spyOn(Date,'now').andCallFake(function() {
+              return currentTimestamp;
+            });
+
             var cancellations = 0;
             module(function($provide) {
               $provide.decorator('$timeout', function($delegate) {
                 var _cancel = $delegate.cancel;
-                $delegate.cancel = function() {
-                  cancellations++;
-                  return _cancel.apply($delegate, arguments);
+                $delegate.cancel = function(timer) {
+                  if(timer) {
+                    cancellations++;
+                    return _cancel.apply($delegate, arguments);
+                  }
                 };
                 return $delegate;
               });
@@ -1404,10 +1411,22 @@ describe("ngAnimate", function() {
             inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $compile, $sniffer, $timeout) {
               if (!$sniffer.transitions) return;
 
-              ss.addRule('.animate-me', '-webkit-transition:1s linear all;' +
+              ss.addRule('.animate-me div', '-webkit-transition:1s linear all;' +
                                                       'transition:1s linear all;');
 
-              element = $compile(html('<div><div class="animate-me" ng-repeat="item in items"></div></div>'))($rootScope);
+              ss.addRule('.animate-me-longer div', '-webkit-transition:1.5s linear all;' +
+                                                       'transition:1.5s linear all;');
+
+              element = $compile(html('<div class="animate-me-longer">' +
+                                      '  <div ng-repeat="item in items"></div>' +
+                                      '</div>'))($rootScope);
+              $rootScope.items = [0];
+              $rootScope.$digest();
+              $animate.triggerReflow();
+
+              currentTimestamp += 2250; //1.5 * 1500 = 2250
+
+              element[0].className = 'animate-me';
 
               $rootScope.items = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10];
               var totalOperations = $rootScope.items.length;
@@ -1416,9 +1435,11 @@ describe("ngAnimate", function() {
 
               $rootScope.items = [0];
               $animate.triggerReflow();
+
+              currentTimestamp += 1500; //1.5 * 1000 = 1500
               $timeout.flush(1500);
 
-              expect(cancellations).toBeLessThan(totalOperations);
+              expect(cancellations).toBe(1);
               expect(element.children().length).toBe(10);
               cancellations = 0;
 
@@ -1428,7 +1449,7 @@ describe("ngAnimate", function() {
               $animate.triggerReflow();
               $timeout.flush(1500);
               expect(element.children().length).toBe(1);
-              expect(cancellations).toBeLessThan(totalOperations);
+              expect(cancellations).toBe(1);
             });
           });