diff --git a/changelog.d/3231.bugfix.1.rst b/changelog.d/3231.bugfix.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e996a66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3231.bugfix.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix an attribute error that can be raised in humanize_timedelta if seconds = 0.
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diff --git a/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py b/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
index a5ea031a3..6c4c8d203 100644
--- a/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
+++ b/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def humanize_timedelta(
     """
 
     try:
-        obj = seconds or timedelta.total_seconds()
+        obj = seconds if seconds is not None else timedelta.total_seconds()
     except AttributeError:
         raise ValueError("You must provide either a timedelta or a number of seconds")