diff --git a/toot/tui/utils.py b/toot/tui/utils.py
index 2f49362..03c05a4 100644
--- a/toot/tui/utils.py
+++ b/toot/tui/utils.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def parse_datetime(value):
     return dttm.astimezone()
 
 
-def time_ago(value: datetime) -> datetime:
+def time_ago(value: datetime) -> str:
     now = datetime.now().astimezone()
     delta = now.timestamp() - value.timestamp()