diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
index 5b6c0c78..00e15857 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {% extends 'components/card.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
-
 {% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 {% load humanize %}
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="card-footer-item">
-    <a href="{{ status.remote_id }}">{{ status.published_date | post_date }}</a>
+    <a href="{{ status.remote_id }}">{{ status.published_date|timesince }}</a>
 </div>
 {% if not moderation_mode %}
 <div class="card-footer-item">