diff --git a/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py b/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
index c299236bb4..0ed845f19c 100755
--- a/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
+++ b/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
@@ -528,8 +528,10 @@ def format_duration(seconds, short=False, static=False):
     return "".join(reversed(ret))
 
 # Duration in UI for lists/etc.
-def _ui_dur(dur):
-    return format_duration(dur, short=conf_short_duration, static=True)
+def _ui_dur(dur, short=None):
+    if short is None:
+        short = conf_short_duration
+    return format_duration(dur, short=short, static=True)
 
 def _main_file_recent():
     f1 = os.stat(fname)
@@ -1912,7 +1914,7 @@ def _main():
 
     cmd = subparsers.add_parser("secs2dur", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
     cmd.add_argument("secs", type=int, help="seconds")
-    __defs(func=lambda x: print("dur:", _ui_dur(x.secs)))
+    __defs(func=lambda x: print("dur:", _ui_dur(x.secs, short=False)))
 
     cmd = subparsers.add_parser("int2num", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
     cmd.add_argument("num", type=int, help="int")