diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Models/TimeDuration.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Models/TimeDuration.cs
index abf7489f..67daabf9 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Models/TimeDuration.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Models/TimeDuration.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ namespace TwitchDownloaderCLI.Models
     [DebuggerDisplay("{_timeSpan}")]
     public readonly record struct TimeDuration
     {
+        public static TimeDuration MinusOneSeconds { get; } = new(-1 * TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond);
+
         private readonly TimeSpan _timeSpan;
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
index 1098a9d8..29238b65 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatRenderArgs.cs
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ internal sealed class ChatRenderArgs : TwitchDownloaderArgs
         public int ChatHeight { get; set; }
 
         [Option('b', "beginning", HelpText = "Time to trim the beginning of the render. Can be milliseconds (#ms), seconds (#s), minutes (#m), hours (#h), or time (##:##:##).")]
-        public TimeDuration TrimBeginningTime { get; set; } = new(-1);
+        public TimeDuration TrimBeginningTime { get; set; } = TimeDuration.MinusOneSeconds;
 
         [Option('e', "ending", HelpText = "Time to trim the ending of the render. Can be milliseconds (#ms), seconds (#s), minutes (#m), hours (#h), or time (##:##:##).")]
-        public TimeDuration TrimEndingTime { get; set; } = new(-1);
+        public TimeDuration TrimEndingTime { get; set; } = TimeDuration.MinusOneSeconds;
 
         [Option("bttv", Default = true, HelpText = "Enable BTTV emotes.")]
         public bool? BttvEmotes { get; set; }
diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatUpdateArgs.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatUpdateArgs.cs
index f41b23b4..7818dc6d 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatUpdateArgs.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCLI/Modes/Arguments/ChatUpdateArgs.cs
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ internal sealed class ChatUpdateArgs : TwitchDownloaderArgs
         public bool ReplaceEmbeds { get; set; }
 
         [Option('b', "beginning", HelpText = "New time for chat beginning. Can be milliseconds (#ms), seconds (#s), minutes (#m), hours (#h), or time (##:##:##). Comments may be added but not removed. -1 = Keep current trim.")]
-        public TimeDuration TrimBeginningTime { get; set; } = new(-1);
+        public TimeDuration TrimBeginningTime { get; set; } = TimeDuration.MinusOneSeconds;
 
         [Option('e', "ending", HelpText = "New time for chat ending. Can be milliseconds (#ms), seconds (#s), minutes (#m), hours (#h), or time (##:##:##). Comments may be added but not removed. -1 = Keep current trim.")]
-        public TimeDuration TrimEndingTime { get; set; } = new(-1);
+        public TimeDuration TrimEndingTime { get; set; } = TimeDuration.MinusOneSeconds;
 
         [Option("bttv", Default = true, HelpText = "Enable BTTV embedding in chat download.")]
         public bool? BttvEmotes { get; set; }