diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/formatter.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/formatter.js.es6
index 4ef0e9fe352..6e4b7c2a97c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/formatter.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/formatter.js.es6
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ function wrapAgo(dateStr) {
 function relativeAgeTiny(date, ageOpts) {
   const format = "tiny";
   const distance = Math.round((new Date() - date) / 1000);
-  const distanceInMinutes = Math.round(distance / 60.0);
+  const dividedDistance = Math.round(distance / 60.0);
+  const distanceInMinutes = (dividedDistance < 1) ? 1 : dividedDistance;
 
   let formatted;
   const t = function(key, opts) {
@@ -140,11 +141,9 @@ function relativeAgeTiny(date, ageOpts) {
     return (ageOpts && ageOpts.addAgo) ? wrapAgo(result) : result;
   };
 
+
   switch(true) {
-    case(distanceInMinutes < 1):
-      formatted = t("less_than_x_minutes", {count: 1});
-      break;
-    case(distanceInMinutes >= 1 && distanceInMinutes <= 44):
+    case(distanceInMinutes >= 0 && distanceInMinutes <= 44):
       formatted = t("x_minutes", {count: distanceInMinutes});
       break;
     case(distanceInMinutes >= 45 && distanceInMinutes <= 89):
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 2dbc72f55e4..32904cd8c4b 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ en:
         x_seconds:
           one:   "1s"
           other: "%{count}s"
-        less_than_x_minutes:
-          one:   "< 1m"
-          other: "< %{count}m"
         x_minutes:
           one:   "1m"
           other: "%{count}m"
diff --git a/test/javascripts/lib/formatter-test.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/lib/formatter-test.js.es6
index 158bad96910..adb11c60ecf 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/lib/formatter-test.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/lib/formatter-test.js.es6
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ test("formating tiny dates", function() {
   };
 
   format = "tiny";
-  equal(formatMins(0), "< 1m");
+  equal(formatMins(0), "1m");
+  equal(formatMins(1), "1m");
   equal(formatMins(2), "2m");
   equal(formatMins(60), "1h");
   equal(formatHours(4), "4h");
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ test("formating tiny dates", function() {
   equal(formatDays(2), shortDate(2));
 
   Discourse.SiteSettings.relative_date_duration = 0;
-  equal(formatMins(0), "< 1m");
+  equal(formatMins(0), "1m");
+  equal(formatMins(1), "1m");
   equal(formatMins(2), "2m");
   equal(formatMins(60), "1h");
   equal(formatDays(1), shortDate(1));