diff --git a/home/oli/bin/i3blocks/archupdates b/home/oli/bin/i3blocks/archupdates
index 0fd54be..5783f35 100755
--- a/home/oli/bin/i3blocks/archupdates
+++ b/home/oli/bin/i3blocks/archupdates
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ pkgupdate() {
             local fg=$warn2_fg
         fi
     fi
-    local stat="$pkgcount pkg updates (last update: $hours_since_last_patched hours ago)"
+    if ((hours_since_last_patched >= 24)); then
+        local time_str="$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.1f\", int($hours_since_last_patched / 24 * 2 + 0.5) / 2}")d"
+    else
+        local time_str="${hours_since_last_patched}h"
+    fi
+    local stat="$pkgcount pkg updates (last update: ${time_str} ago)"
 
     if [[ -n "$bg" ]]; then
         echo -e "<span background=\"$bg\" color=\"$fg\">$stat</span>\n"