diff --git a/internal/app/args.go b/internal/app/args.go
index 44b0e7c7..2d10f080 100644
--- a/internal/app/args.go
+++ b/internal/app/args.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (f positiveInt) Set(raw string) error {
 }
 
 func parseRunTime(value string, now time.Time) (*time.Time, error) {
-	if duration, err := time.ParseDuration(value); err == nil {
+	if duration, err := durationAgo(value); err == nil {
 		if duration < 0 {
 			return nil, errors.New("relative duration cannot be negative")
 		}
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ func parseRunTime(value string, now time.Time) (*time.Time, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("use a date, RFC3339 timestamp, or duration such as 24h")
 }
 
+// durationAgo parses a duration like time.ParseDuration, and also whole days and weeks: 7d, 2w.
+func durationAgo(value string) (time.Duration, error) {
+	for unit, size := range map[string]time.Duration{"d": 24 * time.Hour, "w": 7 * 24 * time.Hour} {
+		if count, ok := strings.CutSuffix(value, unit); ok {
+			n, err := strconv.Atoi(count)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			return time.Duration(n) * size, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return time.ParseDuration(value)
+}
+
 // timeRange is a pair of lower and upper time bound flags.
 type timeRange struct {
 	flags  *pflag.FlagSet
diff --git a/internal/app/args_test.go b/internal/app/args_test.go
index 9af8cf61..233f23f2 100644
--- a/internal/app/args_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/args_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ func TestParseRunTime(t *testing.T) {
 		expected time.Time
 	}{
 		{"24h", now.Add(-24 * time.Hour)},
+		{"7d", now.Add(-7 * 24 * time.Hour)},
+		{"2w", now.Add(-14 * 24 * time.Hour)},
 		{"0s", now},
 		{"2028-01-01", time.Date(2028, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, plus2)},
 		{"2028-01-01T00:30:00+02:00", time.Date(2027, 12, 31, 22, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)},
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ func TestParseRunTime(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.True(t, result.Equal(tc.expected), tc.input)
 	}
-	for _, input := range []string{"", "-24h", "not-a-date", "2028-02-30"} {
+	for _, input := range []string{"", "-24h", "not-a-date", "2028-02-30", "-1d", "1.5w"} {
 		_, err := parseRunTime(input, now)
 		require.Error(t, err, input)
 	}