diff --git a/code/_helpers/time.dm b/code/_helpers/time.dm
index 8d37b47f0a..89b5f674f7 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/time.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/time.dm
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ var/roundstart_hour = 0
 //Returns the world time in english
 proc/worldtime2text(time = world.time)
 	if(!roundstart_hour) roundstart_hour = pick(2,7,12,17)
-	return "[(round(time / 36000)+roundstart_hour) % 24]:[(time / 600 % 60) < 10 ? add_zero(time / 600 % 60, 1) : time / 600 % 60]"
+
+	var/hour = (round(time / 36000)+roundstart_hour) % 24
+	if(hour < 10) hour = add_zero(hour, 1)
+	var/minute = time / 600 % 60
+	if(minute < 10)	minute = add_zero(minute, 1)
+
+	return "[hour]:[minute]"
 
 proc/worlddate2text()
 	return num2text((text2num(time2text(world.timeofday, "YYYY"))+544)) + "-" + time2text(world.timeofday, "MM-DD")
-	
+
 proc/time_stamp()
 	return time2text(world.timeofday, "hh:mm:ss")