diff --git a/lib/crontab/cron_expression/parser.ex b/lib/crontab/cron_expression/parser.ex
index b88d92a..4109c85 100644
--- a/lib/crontab/cron_expression/parser.ex
+++ b/lib/crontab/cron_expression/parser.ex
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ defmodule Crontab.CronExpression.Parser do
     midnight: %CronExpression{minute: [0], hour: [0]},
     hourly: %CronExpression{minute: [0]},
     minutely: %CronExpression{},
-    secondly: %CronExpression{},
+    secondly: %CronExpression{extended: true},
   }
 
   @intervals [
diff --git a/test/crontab/cron_expression/parser_test.exs b/test/crontab/cron_expression/parser_test.exs
index ab23745..f7112fd 100644
--- a/test/crontab/cron_expression/parser_test.exs
+++ b/test/crontab/cron_expression/parser_test.exs
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ defmodule Crontab.CronExpression.ParserTest do
     assert parse("@hourly") == {:ok, %Crontab.CronExpression{minute: [0], hour: [:*], day: [:*], month: [:*], weekday: [:*], year: [:*]}}
   end
 
+  test "parse \"@minutely\" gives hourly" do
+    assert parse("@minutely") == {:ok, %Crontab.CronExpression{minute: [:*], hour: [:*], day: [:*], month: [:*], weekday: [:*], year: [:*]}}
+  end
+
+  test "parse \"@secondly\" gives hourly" do
+    assert parse("@secondly") == {:ok, %Crontab.CronExpression{extended: true, second: [:*], minute: [:*], hour: [:*], day: [:*], month: [:*], weekday: [:*], year: [:*]}}
+  end
+
   test "parse \"1 2 3 4 5 6 7\" gives error" do
     assert parse("1 2 3 4 5 6 7") == {:error, "The Cron Format String contains to many parts."}
   end