diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b38e730..13eceda 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -588,6 +588,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "go-parse-duration"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "558b88954871f5e5b2af0e62e2e176c8bde7a6c2c4ed41b13d138d96da2e2cbd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
 version = "0.3.16"
@@ -1297,6 +1303,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "decancer",
  "dirs",
  "dotenv",
+ "go-parse-duration",
  "hmac-sha256",
  "mongodb",
  "poise",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dfad295..b6a060b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ tracing = { version = "0.1.37", features = ["max_level_debug", "release_max_leve
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.16"
 hmac-sha256 = "1.1.6"
 base64 = "0.21.0"
+go-parse-duration = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/src/commands/moderation.rs b/src/commands/moderation.rs
index 1f9073d..165fa82 100644
--- a/src/commands/moderation.rs
+++ b/src/commands/moderation.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 use bson::{doc, Document};
-use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
+use chrono::Utc;
 use mongodb::options::{UpdateModifications, UpdateOptions};
 use poise::serenity_prelude::{
-    self as serenity, Mentionable, PermissionOverwrite, Permissions, UserId,
+    self as serenity,
+    Mentionable,
+    PermissionOverwrite,
+    Permissions,
+    UserId,
 };
 use tracing::{debug, error, trace};
 
@@ -10,8 +14,13 @@ use crate::db::model::{LockedChannel, Muted};
 use crate::utils::bot::get_member;
 use crate::utils::macros::to_user;
 use crate::utils::moderation::{
-    ban_moderation, queue_unmute_member, respond_moderation, BanKind, ModerationKind,
+    ban_moderation,
+    queue_unmute_member,
+    respond_moderation,
+    BanKind,
+    ModerationKind,
 };
+use crate::utils::parse_duration;
 use crate::{Context, Error};
 
 /// Lock a channel.
@@ -89,14 +98,11 @@ pub async fn lock(ctx: Context<'_>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let permission = Permissions::SEND_MESSAGES & Permissions::ADD_REACTIONS;
 
         if let Err(err) = channel
-            .create_permission(
-                http,
-                &PermissionOverwrite {
-                    allow: permission_overwrite.allow & !permission,
-                    deny: permission_overwrite.deny | permission,
-                    kind: permission_overwrite.kind,
-                },
-            )
+            .create_permission(http, &PermissionOverwrite {
+                allow: permission_overwrite.allow & !permission,
+                deny: permission_overwrite.deny | permission,
+                kind: permission_overwrite.kind,
+            })
             .await
         {
             error!("Failed to create the new permission: {:?}", err);
@@ -197,45 +203,17 @@ pub async fn unmute(
 }
 
 /// Mute a member.
-#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 #[poise::command(slash_command)]
 pub async fn mute(
     ctx: Context<'_>,
     #[description = "The member to mute"] member: UserId,
-    #[description = "Seconds"] seconds: Option<i64>,
-    #[description = "Minutes"] minutes: Option<i64>,
-    #[description = "Hours"] hours: Option<i64>,
-    #[description = "Days"] days: Option<i64>,
-    #[description = "Months"] months: Option<i64>,
+    #[description = "The duration of the mute"] duration: String,
     #[description = "The reason of the mute"] reason: String,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let user = to_user!(member, ctx);
     let id = user.id;
     let now = Utc::now();
-    let mut mute_duration = Duration::zero();
-
-    if let Some(seconds) = seconds {
-        mute_duration = mute_duration
-            .checked_add(&Duration::seconds(seconds))
-            .unwrap();
-    }
-    if let Some(minutes) = minutes {
-        mute_duration = mute_duration
-            .checked_add(&Duration::minutes(minutes))
-            .unwrap();
-    }
-    if let Some(hours) = hours {
-        mute_duration = mute_duration.checked_add(&Duration::hours(hours)).unwrap();
-    }
-    if let Some(days) = days {
-        mute_duration = mute_duration.checked_add(&Duration::days(days)).unwrap();
-    }
-    if let Some(months) = months {
-        const DAYS_IN_MONTH: i64 = 30;
-        mute_duration = mute_duration
-            .checked_add(&Duration::days(months * DAYS_IN_MONTH))
-            .unwrap();
-    }
+    let mute_duration = parse_duration(duration).map_err(|e| Error::from(format!("{:?}", e)))?;
 
     let data = &mut *ctx.data().write().await;
     let configuration = &data.configuration;
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index 6d1e09d..2aef1de 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use chrono::Duration;
 use poise::serenity_prelude::{self as serenity, Member, RoleId};
 
 pub mod autorespond;
@@ -9,3 +10,8 @@ pub mod macros;
 pub mod media_channel;
 pub mod moderation;
 pub mod poll;
+
+pub fn parse_duration(duration: String) -> Result<Duration, go_parse_duration::Error> {
+    let d = go_parse_duration::parse_duration(&duration)?;
+    Ok(Duration::nanoseconds(d))
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/moderation.rs b/src/utils/moderation.rs
index 4bff8f2..a8dd5b1 100644
--- a/src/utils/moderation.rs
+++ b/src/utils/moderation.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ use crate::{Context, Error};
 pub enum ModerationKind {
     Mute(User, User, String, Option<String>, Option<Error>), /* User, Command author, Reason, Expires, Error */
     Unmute(User, User, Option<Error>),                       // User, Command author, Error
-    Ban(User, User, Option<String>, Option<SerenityError>), // User, Command author, Reason, Error
-    Unban(User, User, Option<SerenityError>),               // User, Command author, Error
-    Lock(GuildChannel, User, Option<Error>),                // Channel name, Command author, Error
-    Unlock(GuildChannel, User, Option<Error>),              // Channel name, Command author, Error
+    Ban(User, User, Option<String>, Option<SerenityError>),  // User, Command author, Reason, Error
+    Unban(User, User, Option<SerenityError>),                // User, Command author, Error
+    Lock(GuildChannel, User, Option<Error>),                 // Channel name, Command author, Error
+    Unlock(GuildChannel, User, Option<Error>),               // Channel name, Command author, Error
 }
 pub enum BanKind {
     Ban(User, Option<u8>, Option<String>), // User, Amount of days to delete messages, Reason
@@ -399,3 +399,4 @@ pub async fn mute_moderation(
 
     Ok((is_currently_muted, removed_roles))
 }
+