diff --git a/src/display/utils.cc b/src/display/utils.cc
index 20f8c8ad..1b778bd6 100644
--- a/src/display/utils.cc
+++ b/src/display/utils.cc
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <ctime>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "core/download.h"
+#include "utils/timer.h"
 
 #include "utils.h"
 
@@ -31,4 +33,20 @@ print_download_status(core::Download* d) {
   return str.str();
 }
 
+std::string
+print_hhmmss(utils::Timer t) {
+  std::tm *u = std::localtime(&t.tval().tv_sec);
+  
+  if (u == NULL)
+    return "inv_time";
+
+  std::stringstream str;
+  str.width(2);
+  str.fill('0');
+  
+  str << u->tm_hour << ':' << u->tm_min << ':' << u->tm_sec;
+
+  return str.str();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/display/utils.h b/src/display/utils.h
index 6ec3c111..ea1423ea 100644
--- a/src/display/utils.h
+++ b/src/display/utils.h
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ namespace core {
   class Download;
 }
 
+namespace utils {
+  class Timer;
+}
+
 namespace display {
 
 std::string print_download_status(core::Download* d);
 
+std::string print_hhmmss(utils::Timer t);
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/display/window_log.cc b/src/display/window_log.cc
index 78e9d2c8..a0ed0f6c 100644
--- a/src/display/window_log.cc
+++ b/src/display/window_log.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 
 #include "canvas.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 #include "window_log.h"
 
 namespace display {
@@ -37,17 +38,10 @@ WindowLog::redraw() {
   //m_canvas->print(std::max(0, (int)m_canvas->get_width() / 2 - 5), pos++, "*** Log ***");
   m_canvas->print(0, 0, "___");
 
-  for (core::Log::iterator itr = m_log->begin(), end = find_older(); itr != end && pos < m_canvas->get_height(); ++itr) {
-    std::tm *t = std::localtime(&itr->first.tval().tv_sec);
-
-    if (t == NULL)
-      m_canvas->print(0, pos++, "(time error) %s",
-		      itr->second.c_str());
-    else
-      m_canvas->print(0, pos++, "(%02i:%02i:%02i) %s",
-		      t->tm_hour, t->tm_min, t->tm_sec,
-		      itr->second.c_str());
-  }
+  for (core::Log::iterator itr = m_log->begin(), end = find_older(); itr != end && pos < m_canvas->get_height(); ++itr)
+    m_canvas->print(0, pos++, "(%s) %s",
+		    print_hhmmss(itr->first).c_str(),
+		    itr->second.c_str());
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/display/window_log_complete.cc b/src/display/window_log_complete.cc
index 727ae64e..ca5906e7 100644
--- a/src/display/window_log_complete.cc
+++ b/src/display/window_log_complete.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 
 #include "canvas.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 #include "window_log_complete.h"
 
 namespace display {
@@ -34,17 +35,10 @@ WindowLogComplete::redraw() {
 
   m_canvas->print(std::max(0, (int)m_canvas->get_width() / 2 - 5), pos++, "*** Log ***");
 
-  for (core::Log::iterator itr = m_log->begin(), e = m_log->end(); itr != e && pos < m_canvas->get_height(); ++itr) {
-    std::tm *t = std::localtime(&itr->first.tval().tv_sec);
-
-    if (t == NULL)
-      m_canvas->print(0, pos++, "(time error) %s",
-		      itr->second.c_str());
-    else
-      m_canvas->print(0, pos++, "(%02i:%02i:%02i) %s",
-		      t->tm_hour, t->tm_min, t->tm_sec,
-		      itr->second.c_str());
-  }
+  for (core::Log::iterator itr = m_log->begin(), e = m_log->end(); itr != e && pos < m_canvas->get_height(); ++itr)
+    m_canvas->print(0, pos++, "(%s) %s",
+		    print_hhmmss(itr->first).c_str(),
+		    itr->second.c_str());
 }
 
 void