diff --git a/AudioNodes/AudioInfo.cs b/AudioNodes/AudioInfo.cs
index becafcea..4711ceba 100644
--- a/AudioNodes/AudioInfo.cs
+++ b/AudioNodes/AudioInfo.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ namespace FileFlows.AudioNodes
         /// Gets or sets duration in SECONDS
         /// </summary>
         public long Duration { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the bitrate (in bytes per second)
+        /// </summary>
         public long Bitrate { get; set; }
         public string Codec { get; set; }
         public long Channels { get; set; }
diff --git a/AudioNodes/AudioInfoHelper.cs b/AudioNodes/AudioInfoHelper.cs
index d148ce3e..2ba7d841 100644
--- a/AudioNodes/AudioInfoHelper.cs
+++ b/AudioNodes/AudioInfoHelper.cs
@@ -161,9 +161,12 @@ namespace FileFlows.AudioNodes
                             string br = line.Substring(line.ToLower().IndexOf("bitrate:") + "bitrate:".Length).Trim();
                             if (br.IndexOf(" ") > 0)
                             {
+                                int multiplier = br.ToLower().IndexOf("kb/s", StringComparison.Ordinal) > 0 ? 1024 : 
+                                                 br.ToLower().IndexOf("mb/s", StringComparison.Ordinal) > 0 ? 1024 * 1024 : 
+                                                 1; 
                                 br = br.Substring(0, br.IndexOf(" "));
                                 if (long.TryParse(br, out long value))
-                                    mi.Bitrate = value;
+                                    mi.Bitrate = value * multiplier;
                             }
                         }
 
diff --git a/AudioNodes/Nodes/ConvertNode.cs b/AudioNodes/Nodes/ConvertNode.cs
index c80f19a1..725ca753 100644
--- a/AudioNodes/Nodes/ConvertNode.cs
+++ b/AudioNodes/Nodes/ConvertNode.cs
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ namespace FileFlows.AudioNodes
             {
                 if (SkipIfCodecMatches)
                 {
-                    args.Logger?.ILog($"Audio file already '{Codec}' at bitrate '{AudioInfo.Bitrate}', and set to skip if codec matches");
+                    args.Logger?.ILog($"Audio file already '{Codec}' at bitrate '{AudioInfo.Bitrate} bps', and set to skip if codec matches");
                     return 2;
                 }
 
-                if(AudioInfo.Bitrate <= Bitrate)
+                if(AudioInfo.Bitrate <= Bitrate * 1024) // this bitrate is in Kbps, whereas AudioInfo.Bitrate is bytes per second
                 {
-                    args.Logger?.ILog($"Audio file already '{Codec}' at bitrate '{AudioInfo.Bitrate}'");
+                    args.Logger?.ILog($"Audio file already '{Codec}' at bitrate '{AudioInfo.Bitrate} bps'");
                     return 2;
                 }
             }