diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 529d13636b2d..3108a09e62b5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -1235,7 +1235,10 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 			. += ""
 
 	if(timeofdeath)
-		. += "Time Since Death: [duration2text_sec(world.time - timeofdeath)]"
+		var/time_since_death = world.time - timeofdeath
+		var/format = (time_since_death >= 1 HOURS ? "hh:mm:ss" : "mm:ss")
+
+		. += "Time Since Death: [time2text(time_since_death, format)]"
 
 
 /proc/message_ghosts(message)