diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_logic.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_logic.py
index 6cd46a26ee..e60af63921 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_logic.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_logic.py
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 import json
 import unittest
 
+from lxml import etree
+
 from xmodule.poll_module import PollDescriptor
 from xmodule.conditional_module import ConditionalDescriptor
 from xmodule.word_cloud_module import WordCloudDescriptor
-
+from xmodule.videoalpha_module import VideoAlphaDescriptor
 
 class PostData:
     """Class which emulate postdata."""
@@ -117,3 +119,33 @@ class WordCloudModuleTest(LogicTest):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(100.0, sum(i['percent'] for i in response['top_words']) )
+
+
+class VideoAlphaModuleTest(LogicTest):
+    descriptor_class = VideoAlphaDescriptor
+
+    raw_model_data = {
+        'data': '<videoalpha />'
+    }
+
+    def test_get_timeframe_no_parameters(self):
+        xmltree = etree.fromstring('<videoalpha>test</videoalpha>')
+        output = self.xmodule._get_timeframe(xmltree)
+        self.assertEqual(output, ('', ''))
+
+    def test_get_timeframe_with_one_parameter(self):
+        xmltree = etree.fromstring(
+            '<videoalpha start_time="00:04:07">test</videoalpha>'
+        )
+        output = self.xmodule._get_timeframe(xmltree)
+        self.assertEqual(output, (247, ''))
+
+    def test_get_timeframe_with_two_parameters(self):
+        xmltree = etree.fromstring(
+            '''<videoalpha
+                    start_time="00:04:07"
+                    end_time="13:04:39"
+                >test</videoalpha>'''
+        )
+        output = self.xmodule._get_timeframe(xmltree)
+        self.assertEqual(output, (247, 47079))
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/videoalpha_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/videoalpha_module.py
index 83d0b4badd..16230480a7 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/videoalpha_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/videoalpha_module.py
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ class VideoAlphaModule(VideoAlphaFields, XModule):
                 return ''
             else:
                 x = time.strptime(s, '%H:%M:%S')
-                return datetime.timedelta(hours=x.tm_hour,
-                                      minutes=x.tm_min,
-                                      seconds=x.tm_sec).total_seconds()
+                return datetime.timedelta(
+                    hours=x.tm_hour,
+                    minutes=x.tm_min,
+                    seconds=x.tm_sec
+                ).total_seconds()
 
         return parse_time(xmltree.get('start_time')), parse_time(xmltree.get('end_time'))