diff --git a/backlog.md b/backlog.md
index 07253f2..2bb3153 100644
--- a/backlog.md
+++ b/backlog.md
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 - **Status: done (merged to main)**
 
 ### Uptime Duration
-- Format uptime seconds to "3d 4h 12m" via `formatUptime()` helper
-- Note: node card already shows uptime as raw seconds
+- `formatUptime()` now formats to "3d 4h 12m" (days, hours, minutes). Falls back to "4h 12m" or "12m" when days aren't needed.
+- **Status: done (merged to main)**
 
 ### Search / Filter
 - Client-side text input filtering table rows by name/node/status
diff --git a/src/components/NodeCard.js b/src/components/NodeCard.js
index 0c7a712..bb60619 100644
--- a/src/components/NodeCard.js
+++ b/src/components/NodeCard.js
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ function formatUptime(seconds) {
   if (!seconds) return 'N/A';
   const days = Math.floor(seconds / 86400);
   const hours = Math.floor((seconds % 86400) / 3600);
-  return `${days}d ${hours}h`;
+  const minutes = Math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60);
+  if (days) return `${days}d ${hours}h ${minutes}m`;
+  if (hours) return `${hours}h ${minutes}m`;
+  return `${minutes}m`;
 }
 
 /**