diff --git a/irc3/plugins/uptime.py b/irc3/plugins/uptime.py
index 529417a..f4a0490 100644
--- a/irc3/plugins/uptime.py
+++ b/irc3/plugins/uptime.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def __init__(self, bot):
         self.fmt = config.get(
             'fmt', '{days} days {hours} hours {minutes} minutes')
         self.privmsg = config.get('privmsg',
-                                  'Up since {0}. Connected since {1}')
+                                  'Up for {0}. Connected for {1}')
 
     def connection_made(self):
         self.connection_uptime = time.time()