diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 55fe784b76..1b13f584df 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/console"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
@@ -353,7 +354,8 @@ func startNode(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) {
 					if headers == nil {
 						return
 					}
-					if 600 >= time.Now().Unix()-headers.Time.Unix() {
+					latest :=headers.Data.(*types.Header).Time
+					if 600 >= time.Now().Unix()-latest.Int64() {
 						log.Info("Synchronisation completed, checking", "check", exitWhenSynced)
 						time.Sleep(exitWhenSynced)
 						stack.Stop()