diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_utils.rb
index f533e3f906..d395bbc700 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_utils.rb
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ class UtilTests < Homebrew::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_pretty_duration
-    assert_equal "2 seconds", pretty_duration(1)
+    assert_equal "1 second", pretty_duration(1)
     assert_equal "2 seconds", pretty_duration(2.5)
     assert_equal "42 seconds", pretty_duration(42)
-    assert_equal "4.2 minutes", pretty_duration(252)
-    assert_equal "4.2 minutes", pretty_duration(252.45)
+    assert_equal "4 minutes", pretty_duration(240)
+    assert_equal "4 minutes 12 seconds", pretty_duration(252.45)
   end
 
   def test_plural
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index b1a2420444..aeb706299f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -138,9 +138,18 @@ def pretty_uninstalled(f)
 end
 
 def pretty_duration(s)
-  return "2 seconds" if s < 3 # avoids the plural problem ;)
-  return "#{s.to_i} seconds" if s < 120
-  "%.1f minutes" % (s/60.0)
+  s = s.to_i
+  res = ""
+
+  if s > 59
+    m = s / 60
+    s %= 60
+    res = "#{m} minute#{plural m}"
+    return res if s == 0
+    res << " "
+  end
+
+  res + "#{s} second#{plural s}"
 end
 
 def plural(n, s = "s")
@@ -465,11 +474,7 @@ module GitHub
     end
 
     def pretty_ratelimit_reset(reset)
-      if (seconds = Time.at(reset) - Time.now) > 180
-        "%d minutes %d seconds" % [seconds / 60, seconds % 60]
-      else
-        "#{seconds} seconds"
-      end
+      pretty_duration(Time.at(reset) - Time.now)
     end
   end