diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/time.test.ts b/apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/time.test.ts
index 3334055c6..0f0c06c64 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/time.test.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/time.test.ts
@@ -58,4 +58,16 @@ describe('formatDuration()', () => {
     expect(formatDuration(2 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 6 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE + 45 * MILLIS_PER_SECOND, false)).toBe('2h6m45s');
     expect(formatDuration(599702, false)).toBe('9m59s');
   });
+  it('formats durations differently with and without seconds', () => {
+    expect(formatDuration(0, false)).toBe('0m');
+    expect(formatDuration(0, true)).toBe('0m');
+    expect(formatDuration(30 * MILLIS_PER_SECOND, false)).toBe('30s');
+    expect(formatDuration(30 * MILLIS_PER_SECOND, true)).toBe('');
+    expect(formatDuration(2 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 30 * MILLIS_PER_SECOND, false)).toBe('2h30s');
+    expect(formatDuration(2 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 30 * MILLIS_PER_SECOND, true)).toBe('2h');
+    expect(formatDuration(2 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 10 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE + 30 * MILLIS_PER_SECOND, false)).toBe(
+      '2h10m30s',
+    );
+    expect(formatDuration(2 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 10 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE + 30 * MILLIS_PER_SECOND, true)).toBe('2h10m');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx b/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx
index 9c7a8a463..34c59d411 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ function MakeDuration({ getValue, row, table, column }: CuesheetCellContext) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const { hideTableSeconds } = table.options.meta.options;
   const event = row.original;
   if (!isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-    return <MutedText numeric>{formatDuration(getValue() as number, hideTableSeconds)}</MutedText>;
+    const duration = getValue() as number;
+    return <MutedText numeric>{formatDuration(duration, false)}</MutedText>;
   }
 
   const { handleUpdateTimer } = table.options.meta;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function MakeDuration({ getValue, row, table, column }: CuesheetCellContext) {
 
   const duration = getValue() as number;
   const isDurationLocked = event.timeStrategy === TimeStrategy.LockDuration;
-  const formattedDuration = formatDuration(duration, hideTableSeconds);
+  const formattedDuration = formatDuration(duration, false);
 
   const canWrite = column.columnDef.meta?.canWrite;
   if (!canWrite) {