diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/scheduler.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/scheduler.py
index 86b3190c04..585db2e9be 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/scheduler.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/scheduler.py
@@ -350,9 +350,11 @@ class SchedulerDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
             self.username.blockSignals(False)
             self.password.blockSignals(False)
         d = datetime.utcnow() - recipe.last_downloaded
-        ld = '%.2f'%(d.days + d.seconds/(24.*3600))
+        def hm(x): return (x-x%3600)//3600, (x%3600 - (x%3600)%60)//60
+        hours, minutes = hm(d.seconds)
+        tm = _('%d days, %d hours and %d minutes ago')%(d.days, hours, minutes)
         if d < timedelta(days=366):
-            self.last_downloaded.setText(_('Last downloaded: %s days ago')%ld)
+            self.last_downloaded.setText(_('Last downloaded')+': '+tm)
         else:
             self.last_downloaded.setText(_('Last downloaded: never'))
             
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/scheduler.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/scheduler.ui
index 2cf22f7191..b10e777d7d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/scheduler.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/scheduler.ui
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>726</width>
+    <width>738</width>
     <height>575</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@
           <property name="text" >
            <string/>
           </property>
+          <property name="wordWrap" >
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>