diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 7fb9a78e9..5022221ee 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -3119,15 +3119,16 @@ std::string Server::getStatusString()
 	std::ostringstream os(std::ios_base::binary);
 	os << "# Server: ";
 	// Version
-	os << "version=" << g_version_string;
+	os << "version: " << g_version_string;
 	// Uptime
-	os << ", uptime=" << m_uptime_counter->get();
+	os << " | uptime: " << duration_to_string((int) m_uptime_counter->get());
 	// Max lag estimate
-	os << ", max_lag=" << (m_env ? m_env->getMaxLagEstimate() : 0);
+	os << " | max lag: " << std::setprecision(3);
+	os << (m_env ? m_env->getMaxLagEstimate() : 0) << "s";
 
 	// Information about clients
 	bool first = true;
-	os << ", clients={";
+	os << " | clients: ";
 	if (m_env) {
 		std::vector<session_t> clients = m_clients.getClientIDs();
 		for (session_t client_id : clients) {
@@ -3144,7 +3145,6 @@ std::string Server::getStatusString()
 			os << name;
 		}
 	}
-	os << "}";
 
 	if (m_env && !((ServerMap*)(&m_env->getMap()))->isSavingEnabled())
 		os << std::endl << "# Server: " << " WARNING: Map saving is disabled.";
diff --git a/src/util/string.h b/src/util/string.h
index 21f1d6877..bca998f56 100644
--- a/src/util/string.h
+++ b/src/util/string.h
@@ -661,28 +661,49 @@ inline const char *bool_to_cstr(bool val)
 	return val ? "true" : "false";
 }
 
+/**
+ * Converts a duration in seconds to a pretty-printed duration in
+ * days, hours, minutes and seconds.
+ *
+ * @param sec duration in seconds
+ * @return pretty-printed duration
+ */
 inline const std::string duration_to_string(int sec)
 {
+	std::ostringstream ss;
+	const char *neg = "";
+	if (sec < 0) {
+		sec = -sec;
+		neg = "-";
+	}
+	int total_sec = sec;
 	int min = sec / 60;
 	sec %= 60;
 	int hour = min / 60;
 	min %= 60;
+	int day = hour / 24;
+	hour %= 24;
+
+	if (day > 0) {
+		ss << neg << day << "d";
+		if (hour > 0 || min > 0 || sec > 0)
+			ss << " ";
+	}
 
-	std::stringstream ss;
 	if (hour > 0) {
-		ss << hour << "h";
+		ss << neg << hour << "h";
 		if (min > 0 || sec > 0)
 			ss << " ";
 	}
 
 	if (min > 0) {
-		ss << min << "min";
+		ss << neg << min << "min";
 		if (sec > 0)
 			ss << " ";
 	}
 
-	if (sec > 0) {
-		ss << sec << "s";
+	if (sec > 0 || total_sec == 0) {
+		ss << neg << sec << "s";
 	}
 
 	return ss.str();