diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/PresenceLabel.js b/src/components/views/rooms/PresenceLabel.js
index 2ece4c771e..52d831fcf6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/PresenceLabel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/PresenceLabel.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     render: function() {
         if (this.props.activeAgo >= 0) {
-            var ago = this.props.currentlyActive ? "now" : (this.getDuration(this.props.activeAgo) + " ago");
+            var ago = this.props.currentlyActive ? "" : "for " + (this.getDuration(this.props.activeAgo));
             // var ago = this.getDuration(this.props.activeAgo) + " ago";
             // if (this.props.currentlyActive) ago += " (now?)";
             return (