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# My online booking hours show different availability than what I have set in the staff page

Online booking slots depend on service duration, business location hours and staff hours.

Online booking shows availability based on the duration of the service and the open slots between your business's opening and closing times.

## Example

Your staff's work hours are 9am - 5pm, and your business hours are set to the same hours. A client who selects a service that lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes will find availability until 3:30pm, so the appointment can finish by closing time.

## Set your available hours

You need to set your hours in two places.

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### Set your business location hours

Go to **Settings → Locations → (your location) → Location Hours**. This sets the hours your business is open.
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### Set your staff hours

Go to the **Staff** page, select the staff member by clicking the edit (pencil) button, and set their available hours. This sets the hours the staff member works, which can be within the business hours.
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When both are set up correctly, bookings will not occur outside your regular booking hours. SimpleSpa shows only the slots when your business is open and the staff member is working.

## Related

* [My online booking is not showing availability although I am available in my calendar](/simplespa-documentation/extras/faq/my-online-booking-is-not-showing-availability-although-i-am-available-in-my-calendar.md)
* [My staff will work on a different schedule on a specific date, can SimpleSpa handle this?](/simplespa-documentation/extras/faq/my-staff-will-work-a-different-schedule-on-a-specific-date.-can-simplespa-handle-this.md)
* [Weekly schedule tab](/simplespa-documentation/daily-operations/staff/weekly-schedule-tab.md)