diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
index 0480bb4518..c6aa5ad1e5 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
@@ -847,8 +847,7 @@ _execute_pause (GstValidateScenario * scenario, GstValidateAction * action)
   GstClockTime duration = 0;
   GstValidateExecuteActionReturn ret;
 
-  gst_structure_get (action->structure, "duration", G_TYPE_UINT64, &duration,
-      NULL);
+  gst_validate_action_get_clocktime (scenario, action, "duration", &duration);
   gst_structure_set (action->structure, "state", G_TYPE_STRING, "paused", NULL);
 
   GST_INFO_OBJECT (scenario, "Pausing for %" GST_TIME_FORMAT,
@@ -4806,7 +4805,7 @@ init_scenarios (void)
           .name = "duration",
           .description = "The duration during which the stream will be paused",
           .mandatory = FALSE,
-          .types = "double",
+          .types = "double or string (GstClockTime)",
           .possible_variables = NULL,
           .def = "0.0",
         },