diff --git a/application/controllers/Contesting.php b/application/controllers/Contesting.php
index ff146a0d..672f97f4 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Contesting.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Contesting.php
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ class Contesting extends CI_Controller {
 		
 		header('Content-Type: application/json');
 		if ($result && $result->num_rows()) {
-			$timeb4=$result->row()->b4;
+			$timeb4=substr($result->row()->b4,0,5);
         		$custom_date_format = $this->session->userdata('user_date_format');
 			$abstimeb4=date($custom_date_format, strtotime($result->row()->COL_TIME_OFF)).' '.date('H:i',strtotime($result->row()->COL_TIME_OFF));
-			echo json_encode(array('message' => 'Worked at '.$abstimeb4.' ('.$timeb4.') before'));
+			echo json_encode(array('message' => 'Worked at '.$abstimeb4.' ('.$timeb4.' ago) before'));
 		}
 		return;
 	}