diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f5d5a5f519a12a8be583979a22f7749a9eb5b468..cdff75dcb6fe0a3e979131c023a9135a174237c3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func main() {
 								return rTime.Layout(gtx)
 							}),
 							layout.Rigid(func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
-								rTime := material.Label(th, unit.Sp(float32(*flagMetaSize)), fmt.Sprint(postReadTime, " minutes"))
+								rTime := material.Label(th, unit.Sp(float32(*flagMetaSize)), postReadTime)
 								rTime.Font = text.Font{Typeface: "Primary font", Variant: "", Style: text.Regular, Weight: text.Normal}
 								rTime.Alignment = text.End
 								return rTime.Layout(gtx)
@@ -359,12 +359,12 @@ func getPostInfo(input string) (string, string, string) {
 }
 
 // Get the read time of the post
-func getReadTime(content string) int {
+func getReadTime(content string) string {
 	wordCount := len(strings.Fields(content))
-	if wordCount/200 == 0 {
-		return 1
+	if wordCount/200 == 0 || wordCount/200 == 1 {
+		return "1 minute"
 	}
-	return wordCount / 200
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d minutes", wordCount/200)
 }
 
 // Get the site's title