diff --git a/inc/status.inc b/inc/status.inc
index 13d8601c..b97e4b24 100755
--- a/inc/status.inc
+++ b/inc/status.inc
@@ -423,9 +423,7 @@ It was down for $(SHOW_TIME $(expr $(date +%s) - $(stat -c %Y ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/${
 			ENTER2CONTINUE
 		fi
 	fi
-	end=`date +%s`
-	runtime=$((end-start))
-	echo -e "Runtime: ${runtime}\n"
+	end=`date +%s`; runtime=$((end-start)); echo -e "Runtime: ${runtime}\n"
 	[ "${STATUS_ACTION}" == "report" ] && echo "${log_start}~${runtime}~${REPLRUN}" >> ${NM_LOGFOLDER}/status-check.scantimes
 }