diff --git a/lib/age_words.rb b/lib/age_words.rb
index 7fa21c5f4e5..92587ec30f4 100644
--- a/lib/age_words.rb
+++ b/lib/age_words.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 module AgeWords
 
   def self.age_words(secs)
-    return "—" if secs.blank?
-    return FreedomPatches::Rails4.distance_of_time_in_words(Time.now, Time.now + secs)
+    if secs.blank?
+      "—"
+    else
+      now = Time.now
+      FreedomPatches::Rails4.distance_of_time_in_words(now, now + secs)
+    end
   end
 
 end