diff --git a/usr.bin/w/w.c b/usr.bin/w/w.c
--- a/usr.bin/w/w.c
+++ b/usr.bin/w/w.c
@@ -515,22 +515,20 @@
 		}
 
 		if (days > 0)
-			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, " %ld day%s,",
-				days, days > 1 ? "s" : "");
-		if (hrs > 0 && mins > 0)
-			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, " %2ld:%02ld,", hrs, mins);
-		else if (hrs > 0)
-			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, " %ld hr%s,",
-				hrs, hrs > 1 ? "s" : "");
-		else if (mins > 0)
-			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, " %ld min%s,",
-				mins, mins > 1 ? "s" : "");
-		else
-			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, " %ld sec%s,",
-				secs, secs > 1 ? "s" : "");
+			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, ", %ld day%s",
+			    days, days > 1 ? "s" : "");
+		if (hrs > 0)
+			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, ", %ld hour%s",
+			    hrs, hrs > 1 ? "s" : "");
+		if (mins > 0)
+			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, ", %ld minute%s",
+			    mins, mins > 1 ? "s" : "");
+		if (secs > 0)
+			sbuf_printf(&upbuf, ", %ld second%s",
+			    secs, secs > 1 ? "s" : "");
 		if (sbuf_finish(&upbuf) != 0)
 			xo_err(1, "Could not generate output");
-		xo_emit("{:uptime-human/%s}", sbuf_data(&upbuf));
+		xo_emit("{:uptime-human/%s}", sbuf_data(&upbuf) + 2);
 		sbuf_delete(&upbuf);
 	}