diff --git a/bin/time b/bin/time
index 447cf92b..a02858ea 100755
--- a/bin/time
+++ b/bin/time
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "--detail" ]; then
 	date
 	exit 0
 elif [ "$1" = "--short" ]; then
-        date +%Y-%m-%d
+        date +%H:%M:%S
         exit 0
 fi