diff --git a/britney2/policies/email.py b/britney2/policies/email.py
index 385a7ed..60947c8 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/email.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/email.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Hi,
 
 {source_name} {version} needs attention.
 
-It has been stuck in {series}-proposed for {age:.0f} day{plural}.
+It has been stuck in {series}-proposed for {age} day{plural}.
 
 You either sponsored or uploaded this package, please investigate why it hasn't been approved for migration.
 
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class EmailPolicy(BasePolicy, Rest):
         sent = self.cache.get(source_name, {}).get(version, False)
         age = excuse.daysold or 0
         stuck = age >= max_age
+        age = int(age)
         plural = 's' if age != 1 else ''
         if self.dry_run:
             self.log("[email dry run] Considering: %s/%s: %s" %
diff --git a/tests/test_email.py b/tests/test_email.py
index fa398e4..cdaeca2 100755
--- a/tests/test_email.py
+++ b/tests/test_email.py
@@ -216,6 +216,25 @@ class T(unittest.TestCase):
         e.apply_policy_impl(None, None, 'chromium-browser', None, FakeSourceData, FakeExcuse)
         smtp.SMTP.assert_called_once_with('localhost')
 
+    @patch('britney2.policies.email.EmailPolicy.lp_get_emails')
+    @patch('britney2.policies.email.smtplib', autospec=True)
+    def test_smtp_days(self, smtp, lp):
+        """Pluralize correctly."""
+        lp.return_value = ['email@address.com']
+        e = EmailPolicy(FakeOptions, None)
+        FakeExcuse.is_valid = False
+        FakeExcuse.daysold = 1.01
+        e.apply_policy_impl(None, None, 'chromium-browser', None, FakeSourceData, FakeExcuse)
+        smtp.SMTP.assert_called_once_with('localhost')
+        name, args, kwargs = smtp.SMTP().sendmail.mock_calls[0]
+        text = args[2]
+        self.assertIn(' 1 day.', text)
+        FakeExcuse.daysold = 4.9
+        e.apply_policy_impl(None, None, 'chromium-browser', None, FakeSourceData, FakeExcuse)
+        name, args, kwargs = smtp.SMTP().sendmail.mock_calls[-1]
+        text = args[2]
+        self.assertIn(' 4 days.', text)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()