diff --git a/livekit/src/room/mod.rs b/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
index 3756ed8fd..27267cacb 100644
--- a/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
+++ b/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ impl Room {
                 empty_timeout: room_info.empty_timeout,
                 departure_timeout: room_info.departure_timeout,
                 max_participants: room_info.max_participants,
-                creation_time: room_info.creation_time,
+                creation_time: room_info.creation_time_ms,
                 num_publishers: room_info.num_publishers,
                 num_participants: room_info.num_participants,
                 active_recording: room_info.active_recording,
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ impl Room {
     pub fn max_participants(&self) -> u32 {
         self.inner.info.read().max_participants
     }
-
+    /// Returns the room creation time in milliseconds since Unix epoch.
     pub fn creation_time(&self) -> i64 {
         self.inner.info.read().creation_time
     }
diff --git a/livekit/tests/room_test.rs b/livekit/tests/room_test.rs
index ea944046d..b81ce1ae4 100644
--- a/livekit/tests/room_test.rs
+++ b/livekit/tests/room_test.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async fn test_connect() -> Result<()> {
     assert!(room.name().starts_with("test_room_"));
     assert!(room.remote_participants().is_empty());
 
-    let creation_time = Utc.timestamp_opt(room.creation_time(), 0).unwrap();
+    let creation_time = Utc.timestamp_millis_opt(room.creation_time()).unwrap();
     assert!(creation_time.signed_duration_since(Utc::now()).abs() <= TimeDelta::seconds(10));
 
     let local_participant = room.local_participant();