diff --git a/context/src/main/java/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterRegistrar.java b/context/src/main/java/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterRegistrar.java
index 34445dcd18..a8128dc815 100644
--- a/context/src/main/java/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterRegistrar.java
+++ b/context/src/main/java/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterRegistrar.java
@@ -355,13 +355,19 @@ private BiFunction<CharSequence, ConversionContext, Optional<Duration>> duration
                                 }
                                 context.reject(
                                     value,
-                                    new DateTimeParseException("Unparseable date format (" + value + "). Should either be a ISO-8601 duration or a round number followed by the unit type", value, 0));
+                                    new DateTimeParseException("Unparseable date format (" + value + "). Should either be a ISO-8601 duration or a round number followed by the unit type", value, 0)
+                                );
                                 return Optional.empty();
                             }
                         }
                     } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                         context.reject(value, e);
                     }
+                } else {
+                    context.reject(
+                        value,
+                        new DateTimeParseException("Unparseable date format (" + value + "). Should either be a ISO-8601 duration or a round number followed by the unit type", value, 0)
+                    );
                 }
             }
             return Optional.empty();
@@ -401,13 +407,19 @@ private BiFunction<CharSequence, ConversionContext, Optional<Period>> periodConv
                             default -> {
                                 context.reject(
                                     value,
-                                    new DateTimeParseException("Unparseable date format (" + value + "). Should either be a ISO-8601 duration or a round number followed by the unit type", value, 0));
+                                    new DateTimeParseException("Unparseable date format (" + value + "). Should either be a ISO-8601 duration or a round number followed by the unit type", value, 0)
+                                );
                                 return Optional.empty();
                             }
                         }
                     } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                         context.reject(value, e);
                     }
+                } else {
+                    context.reject(
+                        value,
+                        new DateTimeParseException("Unparseable date format (" + value + "). Should either be a ISO-8601 duration or a round number followed by the unit type", value, 0)
+                    );
                 }
             }
             return Optional.empty();
diff --git a/context/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterConfigurationSpec.groovy b/context/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterConfigurationSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f36a13990f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/context/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/runtime/converters/time/TimeConverterConfigurationSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package io.micronaut.runtime.converters.time
+
+import io.micronaut.context.ApplicationContext
+import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Requires
+import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Value
+import io.micronaut.context.exceptions.DependencyInjectionException
+import jakarta.inject.Singleton
+import java.time.Duration
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class TimeConverterConfigurationSpec extends Specification {
+
+    void 'test exception message with incorrect duration value'() {
+        given:
+        ApplicationContext ctx = ApplicationContext.run([
+                'spec.name'                    : 'TimeConverterRegistrarSpec',
+                'health-check-cache-expiration': '60 seconds',
+        ])
+
+        when:
+        var myTask = ctx.getBean(MyTask)
+
+        then:
+        var e = thrown(DependencyInjectionException.class)
+        e.message.contains("Error resolving property value [\${health-check-cache-expiration}]. Unable to convert value [60 seconds] to target type [Duration] due to: Unparseable date format (60 seconds). Should either be a ISO-8601 duration or a round number followed by the unit type")
+    }
+
+    @Singleton
+    @Requires(property = 'spec.name', value = 'TimeConverterRegistrarSpec')
+    static class MyTask {
+
+        @Value("\${health-check-cache-expiration}")
+        private Duration healthCheckCacheExpiration;
+
+        Duration getHealthCheckCacheExpiration() {
+            return healthCheckCacheExpiration
+        }
+
+        void setHealthCheckCacheExpiration(Duration healthCheckCacheExpiration) {
+            this.healthCheckCacheExpiration = healthCheckCacheExpiration
+        }
+    }
+}