diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/views/StoryViewItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/views/StoryViewItem.kt
index 77b851ad2c..2b874b382e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/views/StoryViewItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/views/StoryViewItem.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ object StoryViewItem {
     }
 
     private fun formatDate(dateInMilliseconds: Long): String {
-      return DateUtils.formatDateWithDayOfWeek(Locale.getDefault(), dateInMilliseconds)
+      return DateUtils.getBriefRelativeTimeSpanString(context, Locale.getDefault(), dateInMilliseconds)
     }
 
     private fun showContextMenu(model: Model) {