diff --git a/model/time.go b/model/time.go
index 46259b1f..7b0064fd 100644
--- a/model/time.go
+++ b/model/time.go
@@ -150,7 +150,13 @@ func (t *Time) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		*t = Time(v + va)
+		// If the value was something like -0.1 the negative is lost in the
+		// parsing because of the leading zero, this ensures that we capture it.
+		if len(p[0]) > 0 && p[0][0] == '-' && v+va > 0 {
+			*t = Time(v+va) * -1
+		} else {
+			*t = Time(v + va)
+		}
 
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid time %q", string(b))
diff --git a/model/time_test.go b/model/time_test.go
index 3efdd65f..315bc4e5 100644
--- a/model/time_test.go
+++ b/model/time_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package model
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -130,3 +131,37 @@ func TestParseDuration(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTimeJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		in  Time
+		out string
+	}{
+		{Time(1), `0.001`},
+		{Time(-1), `-0.001`},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(strconv.Itoa(i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			b, err := test.in.MarshalJSON()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Error marshaling time: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if string(b) != test.out {
+				t.Errorf("Mismatch in marshal expected=%s actual=%s", test.out, b)
+			}
+
+			var tm Time
+			if err := tm.UnmarshalJSON(b); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Error Unmarshaling time: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if !test.in.Equal(tm) {
+				t.Fatalf("Mismatch after Unmarshal expected=%v actual=%v", test.in, tm)
+			}
+
+		})
+	}
+
+}