diff --git a/esphome/components/deep_sleep/__init__.py b/esphome/components/deep_sleep/__init__.py
index 8184f954c7..0ca557bd6d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/deep_sleep/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/deep_sleep/__init__.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ async def deep_sleep_enter_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
     if CONF_SLEEP_DURATION in config:
-        template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_SLEEP_DURATION], args, cg.int32)
+        template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_SLEEP_DURATION], args, cg.uint32)
         cg.add(var.set_sleep_duration(template_))
 
     if CONF_UNTIL in config:
diff --git a/tests/components/deep_sleep/common.yaml b/tests/components/deep_sleep/common.yaml
index c090cb83e2..7a1a709965 100644
--- a/tests/components/deep_sleep/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/deep_sleep/common.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ esphome:
       - deep_sleep.prevent
       - delay: 1s
       - deep_sleep.allow
+      - if:
+          condition:
+            lambda: 'return false;'
+          then:
+            - deep_sleep.enter:
+                sleep_duration: 60min