diff --git a/src/components/humanedate.js b/src/components/humanedate.js
index ac7cff1ef6..9abaa952c2 100644
--- a/src/components/humanedate.js
+++ b/src/components/humanedate.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 define(["datetime"], function(datetime) {
     "use strict";
 
-    function humane_date(date_str) {
+    function humaneDate(date_str) {
         var format, time_formats = [
                 [90, "a minute"],
                 [3600, "minutes", 60],
@@ -24,5 +24,37 @@ define(["datetime"], function(datetime) {
             if (seconds < format[0]) return 2 == format.length ? format[1] + " ago" : Math.round(seconds / format[2]) + " " + format[1] + " ago";
         return seconds > 47304e5 ? Math.round(seconds / 47304e5) + " centuries ago" : date_str
     }
-    return window.humane_date = humane_date, humane_date
+
+    function humaneElapsed(firstDateStr, secondDateStr) {
+        // TODO replace this whole script with a library or something
+        var dateOne = new Date(firstDateStr);
+        var dateTwo = new Date(secondDateStr);
+        var delta = (dateTwo.getTime() - dateOne.getTime()) / 1e3;
+
+        var days = Math.floor(delta % 31536e3 / 86400);
+        var hours = Math.floor(delta % 31536e3 % 86400 / 3600);
+        var minutes = Math.floor(delta % 31536e3 % 86400 % 3600 / 60);
+        var seconds = Math.round(delta % 31536e3 % 86400 % 3600 % 60);
+
+        var elapsed = "";
+        elapsed += 1 == days ? days + " day " : "";
+        elapsed += days > 1 ? days + " days " : "";
+        elapsed += 1 == hours ? hours + " hour " : "";
+        elapsed += hours > 1 ? hours + " hours " : "";
+        elapsed += 1 == minutes ? minutes + " minute " : "";
+        elapsed += minutes > 1 ? minutes + " minutes " : "";
+        elapsed += elapsed.length > 0 ? "and " : "";
+        elapsed += 1 == seconds ? seconds + " second" : "";
+        elapsed += 0 == seconds || seconds > 1 ? seconds + " seconds" : "";
+
+        return elapsed;
+    }
+
+    window.humaneDate = humaneDate;
+    window.humaneElapsed = humaneElapsed;
+
+    return {
+        humaneDate: humaneDate,
+        humaneElapsed: humaneElapsed
+    }
 });
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diff --git a/src/controllers/dashboardpage.js b/src/controllers/dashboardpage.js
index be3ee9e081..4f41136e9f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/dashboardpage.js
+++ b/src/controllers/dashboardpage.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ define(["datetime", "events", "itemHelper", "serverNotifications", "dom", "globa
 
             if (!nowPlayingItem) {
                 return {
-                    html: "Last seen " + humane_date(session.LastActivityDate),
+                    html: "Last seen " + humaneDate(session.LastActivityDate),
                     image: imgUrl
                 };
             }
diff --git a/src/controllers/devices.js b/src/controllers/devices.js
index ef24f19172..aa2854558d 100644
--- a/src/controllers/devices.js
+++ b/src/controllers/devices.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ define(["loading", "dom", "libraryMenu", "globalize", "scripts/imagehelper", "hu
             deviceHtml += "<div class='cardText cardText-secondary'>";
             if (device.LastUserName) {
                 deviceHtml += device.LastUserName;
-                deviceHtml += ", " + humane_date(device.DateLastActivity);
+                deviceHtml += ", " + humaneDate(device.DateLastActivity);
             }
             deviceHtml += "&nbsp;";
             deviceHtml += "</div>";
diff --git a/src/controllers/scheduledtaskspage.js b/src/controllers/scheduledtaskspage.js
index 4ca89b92de..acb88d53e2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/scheduledtaskspage.js
+++ b/src/controllers/scheduledtaskspage.js
@@ -62,23 +62,11 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "events", "globalize", "serverNotifications", "huma
         page.querySelector(".divScheduledTasks").innerHTML = html;
     }
 
-    function humane_elapsed(firstDateStr, secondDateStr) {
-        var dt1 = new Date(firstDateStr),
-            dt2 = new Date(secondDateStr),
-            seconds = (dt2.getTime() - dt1.getTime()) / 1e3,
-            numdays = Math.floor(seconds % 31536e3 / 86400),
-            numhours = Math.floor(seconds % 31536e3 % 86400 / 3600),
-            numminutes = Math.floor(seconds % 31536e3 % 86400 % 3600 / 60),
-            numseconds = Math.round(seconds % 31536e3 % 86400 % 3600 % 60),
-            elapsedStr = "";
-        return elapsedStr += 1 == numdays ? numdays + " day " : "", elapsedStr += numdays > 1 ? numdays + " days " : "", elapsedStr += 1 == numhours ? numhours + " hour " : "", elapsedStr += numhours > 1 ? numhours + " hours " : "", elapsedStr += 1 == numminutes ? numminutes + " minute " : "", elapsedStr += numminutes > 1 ? numminutes + " minutes " : "", elapsedStr += elapsedStr.length > 0 ? "and " : "", elapsedStr += 1 == numseconds ? numseconds + " second" : "", elapsedStr += 0 == numseconds || numseconds > 1 ? numseconds + " seconds" : ""
-    }
-
     function getTaskProgressHtml(task) {
         var html = "";
         if (task.State === "Idle") {
             if (task.LastExecutionResult) {
-                html += globalize.translate("LabelScheduledTaskLastRan").replace("{0}", humane_date(task.LastExecutionResult.EndTimeUtc)).replace("{1}", humane_elapsed(task.LastExecutionResult.StartTimeUtc, task.LastExecutionResult.EndTimeUtc));
+                html += globalize.translate("LabelScheduledTaskLastRan").replace("{0}", humaneDate(task.LastExecutionResult.EndTimeUtc)).replace("{1}", humaneElapsed(task.LastExecutionResult.StartTimeUtc, task.LastExecutionResult.EndTimeUtc));
                 if (task.LastExecutionResult.Status === "Failed") {
                     html += " <span style='color:#FF0000;'>(" + globalize.translate("LabelFailed") + ")</span>";
                 } else if (task.LastExecutionResult.Status === "Cancelled") {
diff --git a/src/controllers/userprofilespage.js b/src/controllers/userprofilespage.js
index c0d1d0d87b..a3eadf9347 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userprofilespage.js
+++ b/src/controllers/userprofilespage.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ define(["loading", "dom", "globalize", "humanedate", "paper-icon-button-light",
 
     function getLastSeenText(lastActivityDate) {
         if (lastActivityDate) {
-            return "Last seen " + humane_date(lastActivityDate);
+            return "Last seen " + humaneDate(lastActivityDate);
         }
 
         return "";
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ define(["loading", "dom", "globalize", "humanedate", "paper-icon-button-light",
 
         page.querySelector(".pending").innerHTML = users.map(getPendingUserHtml).join("");
     }
-    
+
     // TODO cvium: maybe reuse for invitation system
     function cancelAuthorization(page, id) {
         loading.show();
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ define(["loading", "dom", "globalize", "humanedate", "paper-icon-button-light",
         // TODO cvium
         renderPendingGuests(page, []);
         // ApiClient.getJSON(ApiClient.getUrl("Connect/Pending")).then(function (pending) {
-        //    
+        //
         // });
     }