diff --git a/res/layout/fragment_conversation.xml b/res/layout/fragment_conversation.xml
index ab9bb528f..f3d4592ca 100644
--- a/res/layout/fragment_conversation.xml
+++ b/res/layout/fragment_conversation.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_gravity="center"
             android:padding="4dp"
-            android:text="@string/last_seen"
+            android:text="@string/never_seen"
             android:textColor="#e5e5e5"
             android:textSize="14sp" />
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 48849eb47..9fcd9dfa0 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@
     <string name="hours">hours</string>
     <string name="mins">mins</string>
     <string name="missing_public_keys">Missing public key announcements</string>
-    <string name="last_seen">last seen %1$s ago on %2$s</string>
+    <string name="last_seen_now">last seen %d ago</string>
+    <string name="last_seen_mins">last seen %d minutes ago</string>
+    <string name="last_seen_hours">last seen %d hours ago</string>
+    <string name="last_seen_days">last seen %d days ago</string>
     <string name="never_seen">never seen</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 6ca88008e..29033891c 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -666,13 +666,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends Fragment {
 			}
 			if (activity.showLastseen()) {
 				Contact contact = conversation.getContact();
-				if ((contact.lastseen.presence != null)&&(contact.lastseen.time != 0)) {
-					lastSeenText.setText(getString(R.string.last_seen,
-						UIHelper.lastseen(getActivity(), contact.lastseen.time),
-						contact.lastseen.presence));
-				} else {
-					lastSeenText.setText(R.string.never_seen);
-				}
+				lastSeenText.setText(UIHelper.lastseen(getActivity(), contact.lastseen.time));
 			}
 			this.messageList.clear();
 			this.messageList.addAll(this.conversation.getMessages());
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/UIHelper.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/UIHelper.java
index 00885f7c0..3d6f4ceab 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/UIHelper.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/UIHelper.java
@@ -73,15 +73,18 @@ public class UIHelper {
 	}
 	
 	public static String lastseen(Context context, long time) {
+		if (time==0) {
+			return context.getString(R.string.never_seen);
+		}
 		long difference = (System.currentTimeMillis() - time) / 1000;
 		if (difference < 60) {
 			return context.getString(R.string.just_now);
-		} else if (difference < 60 * 60) {
-			return difference / 60 + " " + context.getString(R.string.mins);
-		} else if (difference < 60 * 60 * 24) {
-			return difference / (60 * 60)+ " " + context.getString(R.string.hours);
+		} else if (difference < 60 * 90) {
+			return context.getString(R.string.last_seen_mins,difference/60);
+		} else if (difference < 60 * 60 * 36) {
+			return context.getString(R.string.last_seen_hours,difference/(60*60));
 		} else {
-			return "days";
+			return context.getString(R.string.last_seen_days,difference/(60*60*24));
 		}
 	}