diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
index 609b5f4fce..dda87767a6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var date = new Date(this.props.ts);
         return (
             <span className="mx_MessageTimestamp">
-                { DateUtils.formatDate(date) }
+                { DateUtils.formatTime(date) }
             </span>
         );
     },
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/EventTile.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/EventTile.css
index 2641f803a4..d4e6a0b8bb 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/EventTile.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/EventTile.css
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_continuation {
-    padding-top: 8px ! important;
+    padding-top: 0px ! important;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_verified {