diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/timers/ElapsedTimer.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/timers/ElapsedTimer.java
index 0b4ec17517..55a06025d4 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/timers/ElapsedTimer.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/timers/ElapsedTimer.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ElapsedTimer extends InfoBox
 		}
 
 		Duration time = Duration.between(startTime, lastTime == null ? Instant.now() : lastTime);
-		final String formatString = time.toHours() > 0 ? "HH:mm" : "mm:ss";
+		final String formatString = "mm:ss";
 		return DurationFormatUtils.formatDuration(time.toMillis(), formatString, true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/timers/ElapsedTimerTest.java b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/timers/ElapsedTimerTest.java
index fddb31beb6..2b3c1e4613 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/timers/ElapsedTimerTest.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/timers/ElapsedTimerTest.java
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ public class ElapsedTimerTest
 		assertEquals("05:00", timerText(fiveMinutesAgo, null));
 		assertEquals("55:00", timerText(oneHourAgo, fiveMinutesAgo));
 		assertEquals("59:55", timerText(oneHourAgo, fiveSecondsAgo));
-		assertEquals("01:00", timerText(oneHourAgo, now));
-		assertEquals("01:00", timerText(oneHourAgo, null));
-		assertEquals("04:00", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, oneHourAgo));
-		assertEquals("04:55", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, fiveMinutesAgo));
-		assertEquals("04:59", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, fiveSecondsAgo));
-		assertEquals("05:00", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, now));
-		assertEquals("05:00", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, null));
+		assertEquals("60:00", timerText(oneHourAgo, now));
+		assertEquals("60:00", timerText(oneHourAgo, null));
+		assertEquals("240:00", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, oneHourAgo));
+		assertEquals("295:00", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, fiveMinutesAgo));
+		assertEquals("299:55", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, fiveSecondsAgo));
+		assertEquals("300:00", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, now));
+		assertEquals("300:00", timerText(fiveHoursAgo, null));
 	}
 
 	private static String timerText(final Instant startTime, final Instant lastTime)