diff --git a/apps/telegram-bot/commands.py b/apps/telegram-bot/commands.py
index 43ac0a8..23e1dd5 100644
--- a/apps/telegram-bot/commands.py
+++ b/apps/telegram-bot/commands.py
@@ -156,12 +156,21 @@ def format_bounty(b, show_id: bool = True, slice_length: int = 0) -> str:
     if b.link:
         parts.append(f"🔗 {b.link}")
     if b.due_date_ts:
-        due_str = time.strftime("%d %b %Y", time.localtime(b.due_date_ts))
-        days_left = (b.due_date_ts - int(time.time())) // 86400
-        if days_left < 0:
+        now = int(time.time())
+        seconds_left = b.due_date_ts - now
+        hours_left = seconds_left // 3600
+        days_left = seconds_left // 86400
+
+        due_str = time.strftime("%d %b %Y %H:%M", time.localtime(b.due_date_ts))
+
+        if seconds_left < 0:
             parts.append(f"⏰ {due_str} (OVERDUE)")
-        elif days_left == 0:
-            parts.append(f"⏰ Today (OVERDUE)")
+        elif hours_left < 48:
+            if hours_left < 1:
+                minutes_left = seconds_left // 60
+                parts.append(f"⏰ {due_str} ({minutes_left}m)")
+            else:
+                parts.append(f"⏰ {due_str} ({hours_left}h)")
         else:
             parts.append(f"⏰ {due_str} ({days_left}d)")
     return " | ".join(parts)
@@ -416,18 +425,18 @@ async def cmd_update(update: Update, ctx: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
             changes.append(f"Link: {old_link} → {link}")
         if due_date_ts is not None:
             old_date = (
-                time.strftime("%d %b %Y", time.localtime(old_bounty.due_date_ts))
+                time.strftime("%d %b %Y %H:%M", time.localtime(old_bounty.due_date_ts))
                 if old_bounty.due_date_ts
                 else "(none)"
             )
-            new_date = time.strftime("%d %b %Y", time.localtime(due_date_ts))
+            new_date = time.strftime("%d %b %Y %H:%M", time.localtime(due_date_ts))
             changes.append(f"Date: {old_date} → {new_date}")
         if clear_link:
             old_link = old_bounty.link or "(none)"
             changes.append(f"Link: {old_link} → (cleared)")
         if clear_date:
             old_date = (
-                time.strftime("%d %b %Y", time.localtime(old_bounty.due_date_ts))
+                time.strftime("%d %b %Y %H:%M", time.localtime(old_bounty.due_date_ts))
                 if old_bounty.due_date_ts
                 else "(none)"
             )