diff --git a/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go b/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
index 18c3f7bd6..edd7d9a04 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ func TestParseTimeDuration(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	f("5m", 5*time.Minute)
-	f("-5.5m", 5*time.Minute + 30*time.Second)
-	f("3d2h12m34s45ms", 3*24*time.Hour + 2*time.Hour+12*time.Minute+34*time.Second + 45*time.Millisecond)
+	f("-5.5m", 5*time.Minute+30*time.Second)
+	f("3d2h12m34s45ms", 3*24*time.Hour+2*time.Hour+12*time.Minute+34*time.Second+45*time.Millisecond)
 }
 
 func TestParseTimeRange(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/storage.go b/lib/logstorage/storage.go
index 53a45d15e..4a6f9c0e1 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/storage.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/storage.go
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ func (s *Storage) MustAddRows(lr *LogRows) {
 			tsf := TimeFormatter(ts)
 			minAllowedTsf := TimeFormatter(minAllowedDay * nsecPerDay)
 			tooSmallTimestampLogger.Warnf("skipping log entry with too small timestamp=%s; it must be bigger than %s according "+
-				"to the configured -retentionPeriod. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/#retention ; "+
-				"log entry: %s", &tsf, &minAllowedTsf, &rf)
+				"to the configured -retentionPeriod=%dd. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/#retention ; "+
+				"log entry: %s", &tsf, &minAllowedTsf, durationToDays(s.retention), &rf)
 			atomic.AddUint64(&s.rowsDroppedTooSmallTimestamp, 1)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ func (s *Storage) MustAddRows(lr *LogRows) {
 			tsf := TimeFormatter(ts)
 			maxAllowedTsf := TimeFormatter(maxAllowedDay * nsecPerDay)
 			tooBigTimestampLogger.Warnf("skipping log entry with too big timestamp=%s; it must be smaller than %s according "+
-				"to the configured -futureRetention; see https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/#retention ; "+
-				"log entry: %s", &tsf, &maxAllowedTsf, &rf)
+				"to the configured -futureRetention=%dd; see https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/#retention ; "+
+				"log entry: %s", &tsf, &maxAllowedTsf, durationToDays(s.futureRetention), &rf)
 			atomic.AddUint64(&s.rowsDroppedTooBigTimestamp, 1)
 			continue
 		}