diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/id.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/id.rs
index 1d37f04c..8e5db04b 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/id.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/id.rs
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 let title = term::label(r.title.to_string());
                 let (alias, author) =
                     term::format::Author::new(r.author.public_key(), &profile).labels();
-                let timestamp = term::format::timestamp(&r.timestamp).into();
+                let timestamp = term::format::timestamp(r.timestamp).into();
 
                 revisions.push([icon, id, title, alias, author, state, timestamp]);
             }
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/issue.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/issue.rs
index 6634121a..baabf855 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/issue.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/issue.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ fn list<R: WriteRepository + cob::Store>(
             } else {
                 term::format::primary(assigned.to_string()).dim().into()
             },
-            term::format::timestamp(&issue.timestamp())
+            term::format::timestamp(issue.timestamp())
                 .dim()
                 .italic()
                 .into(),
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/list.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/list.rs
index a0450d1c..7295d370 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/list.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/list.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn row(
         term::format::secondary(term::format::oid(revision.head())).into(),
         term::format::positive(format!("+{}", stats.insertions())).into(),
         term::format::negative(format!("-{}", stats.deletions())).into(),
-        term::format::timestamp(&patch.updated_at())
+        term::format::timestamp(patch.updated_at())
             .dim()
             .italic()
             .into(),
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub fn timeline(
     let mut lines = Vec::new();
     for (time, mut line) in timeline.into_iter() {
         line.push(term::Label::space());
-        line.push(term::format::dim(term::format::timestamp(&time)));
+        line.push(term::format::dim(term::format::timestamp(time)));
         lines.push(line);
     }
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/terminal/comment.rs b/radicle-cli/src/terminal/comment.rs
index deaf8147..78bb707c 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/terminal/comment.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/terminal/comment.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn header(
         .child(term::Line::spaced([
             alias,
             nid,
-            term::format::timestamp(&comment.timestamp()).dim().into(),
+            term::format::timestamp(comment.timestamp()).dim().into(),
         ]))
         .child(term::Line::new(term::Label::space()))
         .child(term::Line::spaced([term::format::oid(*id)
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/terminal/format.rs b/radicle-cli/src/terminal/format.rs
index 767f5532..61ddf910 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/terminal/format.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/terminal/format.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use std::{fmt, time};
+use std::fmt;
+
+use localtime::LocalTime;
 
 pub use radicle_term::format::*;
 pub use radicle_term::{style, Paint};
@@ -61,12 +63,13 @@ pub fn visibility(v: &Visibility) -> Paint<&str> {
 }
 
 /// Format a timestamp.
-pub fn timestamp(time: &Timestamp) -> Paint<String> {
+pub fn timestamp(time: impl Into<LocalTime>) -> Paint<String> {
+    let time: LocalTime = time.into();
+    let now: LocalTime = Timestamp::now().into();
+    let duration = now - time;
     let fmt = timeago::Formatter::new();
-    let now = Timestamp::now();
-    let duration = time::Duration::from_secs(now.as_secs() - time.as_secs());
 
-    Paint::new(fmt.convert(duration))
+    Paint::new(fmt.convert(duration.into()))
 }
 
 /// Identity formatter that takes a profile and displays it as
diff --git a/radicle/src/cob/common.rs b/radicle/src/cob/common.rs
index 95e5bb6d..fc3de235 100644
--- a/radicle/src/cob/common.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/cob/common.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ impl From<LocalTime> for Timestamp {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Timestamp> for LocalTime {
+    fn from(time: Timestamp) -> Self {
+        time.0
+    }
+}
+
 impl Deref for Timestamp {
     type Target = LocalTime;