diff --git a/system/functions.php b/system/functions.php
index 88c02102..ca7989ed 100644
--- a/system/functions.php
+++ b/system/functions.php
@@ -1728,6 +1728,43 @@ function isCanary(): bool
 	return isset($vipSystemEnabled);
 }
 
+function getStatusUptimeReadable(int $uptime): string
+{
+	$fullMinute = 60;
+	$fullHour = (60 * $fullMinute);
+	$fullDay = (24 * $fullHour);
+	$fullMonth = (30 * $fullDay);
+	$fullYear = (365 * $fullDay);
+
+	// years
+	$years = floor($uptime / $fullYear);
+	$y = ($years > 1 ? "$years years, " : ($years == 1 ? 'year, ' : ''));
+
+	$uptime -= $years * $fullYear;
+
+	// months
+	$months = floor($uptime / $fullMonth);
+	$m = ($months > 1 ? "$months months, " : ($months == 1 ? 'month, ' : ''));
+
+	$uptime -= $months * $fullMonth;
+
+	// days
+	$days = floor($uptime / $fullDay);
+	$d = ($days > 1 ? "$days days, " : ($days == 1 ? 'day, ' : ''));
+
+	$uptime -= $days * $fullDay;
+
+	// hours
+	$hours = floor($uptime / $fullHour);
+
+	$uptime -= $hours * $fullHour;
+
+	// minutes
+	$min = floor($uptime / $fullMinute);
+
+	return "{$y}{$m}{$d}{$hours}h {$min}m";
+}
+
 // validator functions
 require_once SYSTEM . 'compat/base.php';
 
diff --git a/system/status.php b/system/status.php
index 8e8225dd..b69e7acc 100644
--- a/system/status.php
+++ b/system/status.php
@@ -145,13 +145,7 @@ function updateStatus() {
 		}
 
 		$uptime = $status['uptime'] = $serverStatus->getUptime();
-		$m = date('m', $uptime);
-		$m = $m > 1 ? "$m months, " : ($m == 1 ? 'month, ' : '');
-		$d = date('d', $uptime);
-		$d = $d > 1 ? "$d days, " : ($d == 1 ? 'day, ' : '');
-		$h = date('H', $uptime);
-		$min = date('i', $uptime);
-		$status['uptimeReadable'] = "{$m}{$d}{$h}h {$min}m";
+		$status['uptimeReadable'] = getStatusUptimeReadable($uptime);
 
 		$status['monsters'] = $serverStatus->getMonstersCount();
 		$status['motd'] = $serverStatus->getMOTD();