diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
index 500a2582..7aa15899 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ def ci_lower_bound(pos, n)
   return (phat + z*z/(2*n) - z * Math.sqrt((phat*(1 - phat) + z*z/(4*n))/n))/(1 + z*z/n)
 end
 
+def video_length_abbreviated(length)
+  length_abbreviated = ""
+  if  length.days > 0
+    length_abbreviated = "#{length.days} d #{length.hours} hr #{length.minutes} min"
+  elsif length.hours > 0
+    length_abbreviated = "#{length.hours} h #{length.minutes} min"
+  elsif length.minutes > 0
+    length_abbreviated = "#{length.minutes} min"
+  else
+    length_abbreviated = "#{length.seconds} seconds"
+  end
+
+  return length_abbreviated
+
+end
+
 def elapsed_text(elapsed)
   millis = elapsed.total_milliseconds
   return "#{millis.round(2)}ms" if millis >= 1
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
index a75a321c..b1e72b00 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@@ -77,17 +77,7 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
     <h1>
         <%= title %>
         <span class="length-watch-page"> 
-            <% time_span_length = video.length_seconds.seconds %>
-
-            <% if time_span_length.days > 0 %>
-                <%= time_span_length.days %> d <%= time_span_length.hours %> hr <%= time_span_length.minutes %> min 
-            <% elsif time_span_length.hours > 0 %>
-                <%= time_span_length.hours %> hr <%= time_span_length.minutes %> min 
-            <% elsif time_span_length.minutes > 0 %>
-                <%= time_span_length.minutes %> min
-            <% else %>
-                <%= time_span_length.seconds %> seconds
-            <% end %>
+            <%= video_length_abbreviated(video.length_seconds.seconds)%>
         </span>
         <% if params.listen %>
             <a title="<%=translate(locale, "Video mode")%>" href="/watch?<%= env.params.query %>&listen=0">