diff --git a/lib/scheduler/views/history.erb b/lib/scheduler/views/history.erb
index f6c8f5c92fc..c1cc026ba71 100644
--- a/lib/scheduler/views/history.erb
+++ b/lib/scheduler/views/history.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           <th style="width: 15%">Hostname:Pid</th>
           <th style="width: 15%">Live Slots delta</th>
           <th style="width: 15%">Started At</th>
-          <th style="width: 15%">Duration (ms)</th>
+          <th style="width: 15%">Duration</th>
           <th style="width: 15%"></th>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@
                 <%= stat.live_slots_finish - stat.live_slots_start %>
               <% end %>
             </td>
-            <td><%= relative_time stat.started_at %></td>
-            <td><%= stat.duration_ms %></td>
+            <td><%= sane_time stat.started_at %></td>
+            <td><%= sane_duration stat.duration_ms %></td>
             <td>
-              <% if !stat.success  %>
-                <span>FAILED</span>
+              <% if stat.success.nil? %>
+                RUNNING
+              <% elsif !stat.success %>
+                FAILED
               <% end %>
             </td>
           </tr>
diff --git a/lib/scheduler/views/scheduler.erb b/lib/scheduler/views/scheduler.erb
index d50aaa861ea..85fb6da8d97 100644
--- a/lib/scheduler/views/scheduler.erb
+++ b/lib/scheduler/views/scheduler.erb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
               <%= @info.prev_result %>
             </td>
             <td>
-              <%= @info.prev_duration %>
+              <%= sane_duration @info.prev_duration %>
             </td>
             <td>
               <%= @info.current_owner %>
diff --git a/lib/scheduler/web.rb b/lib/scheduler/web.rb
index d3af236433f..6d414ce8e91 100644
--- a/lib/scheduler/web.rb
+++ b/lib/scheduler/web.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ module Scheduler
     VIEWS = File.expand_path('views', File.dirname(__FILE__)) unless defined? VIEWS
 
     def self.registered(app)
+
+      app.helpers do
+        def sane_time(time)
+          return unless time
+          time
+        end
+
+        def sane_duration(duration)
+          return unless duration
+          if duration < 1000
+            "#{duration}ms"
+          elsif duration < 60*1000
+            "#{'%.2f' % (duration/1000.0)} secs"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       app.get "/scheduler" do
         RailsMultisite::ConnectionManagement.with_connection("default") do
           @manager = Scheduler::Manager.without_runner