diff --git a/powerline/segments/common/players.py b/powerline/segments/common/players.py
index bd4e4ec2..f43db0c1 100644
--- a/powerline/segments/common/players.py
+++ b/powerline/segments/common/players.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def _convert_state(state):
 
 def _convert_seconds(seconds):
 	'''Convert seconds to minutes:seconds format'''
+	if isinstance(seconds, str):
+	        seconds = seconds.replace(",",".")
 	return '{0:.0f}:{1:02.0f}'.format(*divmod(float(seconds), 60))