diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index 080e72f7678..35d2736a722 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -1179,13 +1179,20 @@ class task(base_stage, osv.osv):
         context = context or {}
         result = ""
         ident = ' '*ident
+        company = self.pool["res.users"].browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context).company_id
+        duration_uom = {
+            'day(s)': 'd', 'days': 'd', 'day': 'd', 'd': 'd',
+            'month(s)': 'm', 'months': 'm', 'month': 'month', 'm': 'm',
+            'week(s)': 'w', 'weeks': 'w', 'week': 'w', 'w': 'w',
+            'hour(s)': 'h', 'hours': 'H', 'hour': 'H', 'h': 'H',
+        }.get(company.project_time_mode_id.name.lower(), "hour(s)")
         for task in tasks:
             if task.state in ('done','cancelled'):
                 continue
             result += '''
 %sdef Task_%s():
-%s  todo = \"%.2fH\"
-%s  effort = \"%.2fH\"''' % (ident,task.id, ident,task.remaining_hours, ident,task.total_hours)
+%s  todo = \"%.2f%s\"
+%s  effort = \"%.2f%s\"''' % (ident, task.id, ident, task.remaining_hours, duration_uom, ident, task.total_hours, duration_uom)
             start = []
             for t2 in task.parent_ids:
                 start.append("up.Task_%s.end" % (t2.id,))