1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/TimeElapsed.tsx b/src/view/com/util/TimeElapsed.tsx
index aa3a09223..6ea41b82b 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/TimeElapsed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/TimeElapsed.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import {ago} from 'lib/strings/time'
+
 import {useTickEveryMinute} from '#/state/shell'
+import {ago} from 'lib/strings/time'
 
 // FIXME(dan): Figure out why the false positives
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export function TimeElapsed({
   children: ({timeElapsed}: {timeElapsed: string}) => JSX.Element
 }) {
   const tick = useTickEveryMinute()
-  const [timeElapsed, setTimeAgo] = React.useState(ago(timestamp))
+  const [timeElapsed, setTimeAgo] = React.useState(() => ago(timestamp))
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setTimeAgo(ago(timestamp))