diff --git a/command/node_status.go b/command/node_status.go
index b80411434..e3bb9baeb 100644
--- a/command/node_status.go
+++ b/command/node_status.go
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func (c *NodeStatusCommand) outputNodeEvent(events []*api.NodeEvent) {
 	}
 
 	for i, event := range events {
-		timestamp := formatUnixNanoTime(event.Timestamp)
+		timestamp := formatTime(time.Unix(event.Timestamp, 0))
 		subsystem := event.Subsystem
 		msg := event.Message
 		if c.verbose {