diff --git a/apps/pace/app.ts b/apps/pace/app.ts
index a03941524..97b5b8cbe 100644
--- a/apps/pace/app.ts
+++ b/apps/pace/app.ts
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ const draw = () => {
     pace = "No GPS";
   }
 
-  const tm = time_utils.decodeTime(exs.state.duration);
-  layout["time"]!.label = tm.d ? time_utils.formatDuration(tm) : time_utils.formatTime(tm); // formatTime throws if tm.d > 0
+  layout["time"]!.label = formatDuration(exs.state.duration);
   layout["pace"]!.label = pace;
   layout.render();
 
@@ -91,6 +90,15 @@ const draw = () => {
     layout.forgetLazyState(), lastUnlazy = now;
 };
 
+const pad2 = (n: number) => `0${n}`.substr(-2);
+
+const formatDuration = (ms: number) => {
+  const tm = time_utils.decodeTime(ms);
+  if(tm.h)
+    return `${tm.h}:${pad2(tm.m)}:${pad2(tm.s)}`;
+  return `${pad2(tm.m)}:${pad2(tm.s)}`;
+};
+
 const drawSplits = () => {
   g.clearRect(Bangle.appRect);