diff --git a/include/timeutils.h b/include/timeutils.h
index a86a21b9c..521105743 100644
--- a/include/timeutils.h
+++ b/include/timeutils.h
@@ -42,13 +42,18 @@ namespace Duration
 	 *
 	 * e.g. 33,019,565 will result in 1 year, 2 weeks, 3 days, 4 hours, 6
 	 * minutes, 5 seconds.
+	 *
+	 * @param duration The number of seconds to convert.
+	 * @param brief Whether to round to the nearest time period.
 	 */
-	CoreExport std::string ToHuman(unsigned long duration);
+	CoreExport std::string ToHuman(unsigned long duration, bool brief = false);
 
 	/** Converts a number of seconds to a duration string.
 	 *
 	 * e.g. 33,019,565 will result in 1y2w3d4h6m5s which represents one year,
 	 * two weeks, three days, four hours, six minutes, and five seconds.
+	 *
+	 * @param duration The number of seconds to convert.
 	 */
 	CoreExport std::string ToString(unsigned long duration);
 
diff --git a/src/coremods/core_oper/core_oper.cpp b/src/coremods/core_oper/core_oper.cpp
index a34219e01..0f464b660 100644
--- a/src/coremods/core_oper/core_oper.cpp
+++ b/src/coremods/core_oper/core_oper.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public:
 					std::string extra;
 					if (oper->IsAway())
 					{
-						const std::string awayperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - oper->away->time);
+						const std::string awayperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - oper->away->time, true);
 						const std::string awaytime = Time::ToString(oper->away->time);
 
 						extra = INSP_FORMAT(": away for {} [since {}] ({})", awayperiod, awaytime, oper->away->message);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public:
 					auto* loper = IS_LOCAL(oper);
 					if (loper)
 					{
-						const std::string idleperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - loper->idle_lastmsg);
+						const std::string idleperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - loper->idle_lastmsg, true);
 						const std::string idletime = Time::ToString(loper->idle_lastmsg);
 
 						extra += INSP_FORMAT("{} idle for {} [since {}]",  extra.empty() ? ':' : ',', idleperiod, idletime);
diff --git a/src/helperfuncs.cpp b/src/helperfuncs.cpp
index 3cfb65d9f..4f6ccb6f2 100644
--- a/src/helperfuncs.cpp
+++ b/src/helperfuncs.cpp
@@ -504,11 +504,29 @@ std::string Duration::ToString(unsigned long duration)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-std::string Duration::ToHuman(unsigned long duration)
+std::string Duration::ToHuman(unsigned long duration, bool brief)
 {
 	if (duration == 0)
 		return "0 seconds";
 
+	if (brief)
+	{
+		// This will get inlined when compiled with optimisations.
+		auto nearest = [](unsigned long seconds, unsigned long roundto) {
+			if ((seconds % roundto) <= (roundto / 2))
+				return seconds - (seconds % roundto);
+			return seconds - (seconds % roundto) + roundto;
+		};
+
+		// In order to get a shorter result we round to the nearest period.
+		if (duration >= SECONDS_PER_YEAR)
+			duration = nearest(duration, SECONDS_PER_DAY); // Nearest day if its more than a year
+		else if (duration >= SECONDS_PER_DAY)
+			duration = nearest(duration, SECONDS_PER_HOUR); // Nearest hour if its more than a day
+		else if (duration >= SECONDS_PER_HOUR)
+			duration = nearest(duration, SECONDS_PER_MINUTE); // Nearest minute if its more than an hour
+	}
+
 	std::string ret;
 
 	const auto years = (duration / SECONDS_PER_YEAR);
diff --git a/src/modules/extra/m_ssl_gnutls.cpp b/src/modules/extra/m_ssl_gnutls.cpp
index 74aeb9c6c..8b1fc0b8b 100644
--- a/src/modules/extra/m_ssl_gnutls.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/extra/m_ssl_gnutls.cpp
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ private:
 		else if (certinfo->activation >= ServerInstance->Time())
 		{
 			certinfo->error = INSP_FORMAT("Certificate not active for {} (on {})",
-				Duration::ToHuman(certinfo->activation - ServerInstance->Time()),
+				Duration::ToHuman(certinfo->activation - ServerInstance->Time(), true),
 				Time::ToString(certinfo->activation));
 		}
 
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ private:
 		else if (certinfo->expiration <= ServerInstance->Time())
 		{
 			certinfo->error = INSP_FORMAT("Certificate expired {} ago (on {})",
-				Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - certinfo->expiration),
+				Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - certinfo->expiration, true),
 				Time::ToString(certinfo->expiration));
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/extra/m_ssl_openssl.cpp b/src/modules/extra/m_ssl_openssl.cpp
index f431039cc..d9fd7b6f5 100644
--- a/src/modules/extra/m_ssl_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/extra/m_ssl_openssl.cpp
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ private:
 		if (activated != -1 && activated != 0)
 		{
 			certinfo->error = INSP_FORMAT("Certificate not active for {} (on {})",
-				Duration::ToHuman(certinfo->activation - ServerInstance->Time()),
+				Duration::ToHuman(certinfo->activation - ServerInstance->Time(), true),
 				Time::ToString(certinfo->activation));
 		}
 
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ private:
 		if (expired != 0 && expired != 1)
 		{
 			certinfo->error = INSP_FORMAT("Certificate expired {} ago (on {})",
-				Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - certinfo->expiration),
+				Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - certinfo->expiration, true),
 				Time::ToString(certinfo->expiration));
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/m_helpmode.cpp b/src/modules/m_helpmode.cpp
index 4b6bfb8d5..095e35ecc 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_helpmode.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/m_helpmode.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
 			std::string extra;
 			if (helper->IsAway())
 			{
-				const std::string awayperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - helper->away->time);
+				const std::string awayperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - helper->away->time, true);
 				const std::string awaytime = Time::ToString(helper->away->time);
 
 				extra = INSP_FORMAT(": away for {} [since {}] ({})", awayperiod, awaytime, helper->away->message);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
 			auto* lhelper = IS_LOCAL(helper);
 			if (lhelper)
 			{
-				const std::string idleperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - lhelper->idle_lastmsg);
+				const std::string idleperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - lhelper->idle_lastmsg, true);
 				const std::string idletime = Time::ToString(lhelper->idle_lastmsg);
 
 				extra += INSP_FORMAT("{} idle for {} [since {}]",  extra.empty() ? ':' : ',', idleperiod, idletime);
diff --git a/src/modules/m_hideoper.cpp b/src/modules/m_hideoper.cpp
index 786c962fe..ea2143fe7 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_hideoper.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/m_hideoper.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public:
 			std::string extra;
 			if (oper->IsAway())
 			{
-				const std::string awayperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - oper->away->time);
+				const std::string awayperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - oper->away->time, true);
 				const std::string awaytime = Time::ToString(oper->away->time);
 
 				extra = INSP_FORMAT(": away for {} [since {}] ({})", awayperiod, awaytime, oper->away->message);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public:
 			auto* loper = IS_LOCAL(oper);
 			if (loper)
 			{
-				const std::string idleperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - loper->idle_lastmsg);
+				const std::string idleperiod = Duration::ToHuman(ServerInstance->Time() - loper->idle_lastmsg, true);
 				const std::string idletime = Time::ToString(loper->idle_lastmsg);
 
 				extra += INSP_FORMAT("{} idle for {} [since {}]", extra.empty() ? ':' : ',', idleperiod, idletime);