diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ago.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ago.js
index 3eea9b8..ea46d8c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ago.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ago.js
@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@ function Ago(nodes, options) {
       return new Date(node.getAttribute("datetime"));
     },
     format: function(time, unit) {
-      if (!unit) {
-        return "just now";
-      }
-      if (time < 0) {
-        var tail = " ahead";
-      } else {
-        var tail = " ago";
-      }
+      if (!unit) return "just now";
+      var tail = time < 0 ? " ahead" : " ago";
       return Math.abs(time) + " " + unit + tail;
     },
     plural: {