diff --git a/src/pulp/solvers.py b/src/pulp/solvers.py
index 5361288..22e55ce 100644
--- a/src/pulp/solvers.py
+++ b/src/pulp/solvers.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class CPLEX_CMD(LpSolver_CMD):
             cplex = subprocess.Popen(self.path, stdin = subprocess.PIPE)
         cplex_cmds = "read "+tmpLp+"\n"
         if self.timelimit is not None:
-            cplex_cmds += "set timelimit " + self.timelimt + "\n"
+            cplex_cmds += "set timelimit " + str(self.timelimit) + "\n"
         for option in self.options:
             cplex_cmds += option+"\n"
         if lp.isMIP():
@@ -2523,4 +2523,4 @@ class GurobiFormulation(object):
                 self.objective.name = name
             else:
                 raise TypeError("Can only add LpConstraint, LpAffineExpression or True objects")
-            return self
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+            return self