diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index 82e7c5c..5c1ec7f 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ func (d *Droplets) FormatTEXT() string {
 	return prototext.Format(d)
 }
 
+func (d *Droplet) FormatTEXT() string {
+	return prototext.Format(d)
+}
+
 func (e *Events) FormatTEXT() string {
 	return prototext.Format(e)
 }
diff --git a/human.go b/human.go
index 02dc588..0ace136 100644
--- a/human.go
+++ b/human.go
@@ -115,15 +115,25 @@ func (d *Droplet) SprintHeader() string {
 
 	switch d.Current.State {
 	case DropletState_ON:
-		dur := time.Since(d.Current.OnSince.AsTime()) // time since 'ON'
-		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (on :%3s)", FormatDuration(dur))
+		var dur string
+		if d.Current.OnSince != nil {
+			dur = ""
+		} else {
+			t := time.Since(d.Current.OnSince.AsTime()) // time since 'OFF'
+			dur = FormatDuration(t)
+		}
+		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (on :%3s)", dur)
 	case DropletState_OFF:
-		// everything is as it should be with this vm
-		dur := time.Since(d.Current.OffSince.AsTime()) // time since 'OFF'
-		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (off:%3s)", FormatDuration(dur))
+		var dur string
+		if d.Current.OffSince != nil {
+			dur = ""
+		} else {
+			t := time.Since(d.Current.OffSince.AsTime()) // time since 'OFF'
+			dur = FormatDuration(t)
+		}
+		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (off:%3s)", dur)
 	default:
-		dur := time.Since(d.Current.OffSince.AsTime()) // use 'OFF' here?
-		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (?? :%3s)", FormatDuration(dur))
+		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (?? :%3s)", "")
 	}
 	return header
 }
@@ -143,15 +153,25 @@ func (d *Droplet) SprintDumpHeader() string {
 
 	switch d.Current.State {
 	case DropletState_ON:
-		dur := time.Since(d.Current.OnSince.AsTime()) // time since 'ON'
-		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (on :%3s)", FormatDuration(dur))
+		var dur string
+		if d.Current.OnSince != nil {
+			dur = ""
+		} else {
+			t := time.Since(d.Current.OnSince.AsTime()) // time since 'ON'
+			dur = FormatDuration(t)
+		}
+		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (on :%3s)", dur)
 	case DropletState_OFF:
-		// everything is as it should be with this vm
-		dur := time.Since(d.Current.OffSince.AsTime()) // time since 'OFF'
-		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (off:%3s)", FormatDuration(dur))
+		var dur string
+		if d.Current.OffSince != nil {
+			dur = ""
+		} else {
+			t := time.Since(d.Current.OffSince.AsTime()) // time since 'OFF'
+			dur = FormatDuration(t)
+		}
+		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (off:%3s)", dur)
 	default:
-		dur := time.Since(d.Current.OffSince.AsTime()) // use 'OFF' here?
-		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (?? :%3s)", FormatDuration(dur))
+		header += fmt.Sprintf(" (?? :%3s)", "")
 	}
 	return header
 }