diff --git a/irssi.conf b/irssi.conf
index a0e2fc69..20499e5e 100644
--- a/irssi.conf
+++ b/irssi.conf
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ aliases = {
   GOTO = "sb goto";
   CHAT = "dcc chat";
   RUN = "SCRIPT LOAD";
-  UPTIME = "eval exec - expr ate +%s - $F | awk \"{print \\\"Uptime: \\\"int(\\$1/3600/24)\\\"d \\\"int(\\$1/3600%24)\\\"h \\\"int(\\$1/60%60)\\\"m \\\"int(\\$1%60)\\\"s\\\" }\"";
+  UPTIME = "eval exec - expr `date +%s` - $F | awk \"{print \\\"Irssi uptime: \\\"int(\\$1/3600/24)\\\"d \\\"int(\\$1/3600%24)\\\"h \\\"int(\\$1/60%60)\\\"m \\\"int(\\$1%60)\\\"s\\\" }\"";
   CALC = "exec - echo $* | bc | awk '{print \"$*=\"\\$1}'";
 };