diff --git a/libs/formatutils.py b/libs/formatutils.py
index 592c36e6b..d4f5a6cf9 100644
--- a/libs/formatutils.py
+++ b/libs/formatutils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from typing import Union, Literal
+from typing import Literal, Union
 
 from babel import dates, numbers
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ async def time_delta(date1: Union[datetime, int], date2: datetime = None,
             if seconds and delta.seconds > 0:
                 # add formatted seconds
                 result += dates.format_timedelta(timedelta(seconds=delta.seconds), granularity="second", **kwargs) + " "
+            elif not seconds and len(result.strip()) == 0 and delta.seconds > 0:
+                result += "<" + dates.format_timedelta(timedelta(minutes=1), granularity="minute", **kwargs)
 
         return result.strip()