diff --git a/implementations/historical-data-api/ib-historical-data-api-impl/src/main/java/com/sumzerotrading/ib/historical/HistoricalDataUtils.java b/implementations/historical-data-api/ib-historical-data-api-impl/src/main/java/com/sumzerotrading/ib/historical/HistoricalDataUtils.java
index f4a20c2..5aa35c6 100644
--- a/implementations/historical-data-api/ib-historical-data-api-impl/src/main/java/com/sumzerotrading/ib/historical/HistoricalDataUtils.java
+++ b/implementations/historical-data-api/ib-historical-data-api-impl/src/main/java/com/sumzerotrading/ib/historical/HistoricalDataUtils.java
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ public static String buildBarDataSizeString( int size, BarData.LengthUnit sizeUn
             if( size != 1 && size != 5 && size != 15 && size != 30 ) {
                 throw new InvalidBarSizeException( "Valid values for seconds are 1, 5, 15 or 30" );
             } else {
-                if( size == 1 ) {
-                    return "1 sec";
-                } else {
-                    return size + " secs";
-                }
+                return size + " secs";
             }
         } else if( sizeUnit == BarData.LengthUnit.MINUTE ) {
             if( size != 1 && size != 2 && size != 5 && size != 15 && size != 30 ) {