diff --git a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
index e349b7fc3..fedf992f1 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace {
 
     std::string id_str;
     std::string port_str;
-    std::string elapsed = epee::misc_utils::get_time_interval_string(now - last_seen);
+    std::string elapsed = peer.last_seen == 0 ? "never" : epee::misc_utils::get_time_interval_string(now - last_seen);
     std::string ip_str = epee::string_tools::get_ip_string_from_int32(peer.ip);
     std::stringstream peer_id_str;
     peer_id_str << std::hex << std::setw(16) << peer.id;