diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/index.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/index.js.coffee
index c4046e373..c7ea196c3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/index.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/index.js.coffee
@@ -108,12 +108,11 @@ class App extends Spine.Controller
     else if attribute_config.tag is 'datetime'
       isHtmlEscape = true
       timestamp = App.i18n.translateTimestamp(result)
-      escalation = undefined
-      if attribute_config.class is 'escalation'
-        escalation
+      escalation = false
+      if attribute_config.class && attribute_config.class.match 'escalation'
+        escalation = true
       humanTime = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(result, escalation)
-      result       = "<span class=\"humanTimeFromNow #{attribute_config.class}\" data-time=\"#{result}\" data-tooltip=\"#{timestamp}\">#{humanTime}</span>"
-      #result      = App.i18n.translateTimestamp(result)
+      result    = "<time class=\"humanTimeFromNow #{attribute_config.class}\" data-time=\"#{result}\" data-tooltip=\"#{timestamp}\">#{humanTime}</time>"
 
     if !isHtmlEscape && typeof result is 'string'
       result = App.Utils.htmlEscape(result)
@@ -222,12 +221,12 @@ class App extends Spine.Controller
         App.Utils.humanFileSize(size)
 
       # define pretty/human time helper
-      params.humanTime = ( time, escalation ) ->
-        App.PrettyDate.humanTime(time, escalation)
-
-      # define pretty/human time helper
-      params.timestamp = ( time ) ->
-        App.i18n.translateTimestamp(time)
+      params.humanTime = ( time, escalation = false, cssClass = '') ->
+        timestamp = App.i18n.translateTimestamp(time)
+        if escalation
+          cssClass += ' escalation'
+        humanTime = App.PrettyDate.humanTime(time, escalation)
+        "<time class=\"humanTimeFromNow #{cssClass}\" data-time=\"#{time}\" data-tooltip=\"#{timestamp}\">#{humanTime}</time>"
 
       # define template
       JST["app/views/#{name}"](params)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/dashboard/activity_stream.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/dashboard/activity_stream.jst.eco
index af16e255f..825d6e473 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/dashboard/activity_stream.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/dashboard/activity_stream.jst.eco
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <span class="activity-text">
         <%= @item.created_by.displayName() %> <%- @T( @item.type ) %> <%- @T( @item.object_name ) %><% if @item.title: %> (<%= @item.title %>)<% end %>
       </span>
-      <span class="activity-time humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- @item.created_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(@item.created_at) %>"><%- @humanTime(@item.created_at) %></span>
+      <%- @humanTime(@item.created_at, false, 'activity-time') %>
     </span>
     <span class="activity-icon">
       <span class="<%- @item.cssIcon %> icon"></span>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/history.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/history.jst.eco
index 281923ec8..d074af13d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/history.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/history.jst.eco
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 <% for item in @items: %>
   <span class="user-popover" data-id="<%= item.created_by.id %>"><%= item.created_by.displayName() %></span> -
-  <span class="humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- item.created_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(item.created_at) %>"><%- @humanTime(item.created_at) %></span>
+  <%- @humanTime(item.created_at) %>
   <ul>
     <% for content in item.records: %>
     <li><%- content %></li>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/link/info.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/link/info.jst.eco
index dd63ebb43..e91a4b8c3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/link/info.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/link/info.jst.eco
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class="task-text">
         <a class="name ticket-popover" data-id="<%- item.id %>" href="#ticket/zoom/<%= item.id %>"><%= item.title %></a>
-        <div class="time humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- item.created_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(item.created_at) %>"><%- @humanTime(item.created_at) %></div>
+        <%- @humanTime(item.created_at) %>
       </div>
       <div class="sidebar-list-item-delete js-delete" data-object="Ticket" data-object-id="<%= item.id %>" data-link-type="<%= type %>" data-type="remove">
         <svg class="icon icon-diagonal-cross"><use xlink:href="#icon-diagonal-cross" /></svg>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/session.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/session.jst.eco
index 3da90d8d0..4d156e5ac 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/session.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/session.jst.eco
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
       <td><% if session.data.user: %><%= session.data.user.displayName() %><% end %></td>
       <td title="<%= session.data.user_agent %>"><%= session.data.user_agent %></td>
       <td title="<%= session.data.remote_id %>"><% if session.data.geo && session.data.geo.country_name: %><%= session.data.geo.country_name %> <%= session.data.geo.city_name %><% else: %><%= session.data.remote_id %><% end %></td>
-      <td><span class="humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- session.created_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(session.created_at) %>"><%- @humanTime(session.created_at) %></span></td>
-      <td><span class="humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- session.updated_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(session.updated_at) %>"><%- @humanTime(session.updated_at) %></span></td>
+      <td><%- @humanTime(session.created_at) %></td>
+      <td><%- @humanTime(session.updated_at) %></td>
       <td><a href="#" data-session-id="<%- session.id %>" data-type="delete" title="<%- @Ti('Delete') %>"><svg class="icon-trash" data-type="destroy"><use xlink:href="#icon-trash"></use></svg></a></td>
     </tr>
     <% end %>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/article_view.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/article_view.jst.eco
index 5deef2a8b..bda4c46f1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/article_view.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/article_view.jst.eco
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@
 
 <div class="js-article-actions"></div>
 
-<small class="task-subline zIndex-1"><time class="humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- @article.created_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(@article.created_at) %>x"><%- @humanTime(@article.created_at) %>x</time></small>
+<small class="task-subline zIndex-1"><%- @humanTime(@article.created_at) %></small>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/meta.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/meta.jst.eco
index 877622292..2fe7bdac4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/meta.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_zoom/meta.jst.eco
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <small class="task-subline">
-  <%- @C('ticket_hook') %> <span class="ticket-number"><%- @ticket.number %></span> - <%- @T('created') %> <span class="humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- @ticket.created_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(@ticket.created_at) %>"><%- @humanTime(@ticket.created_at) %></span> <% if !@isCustomer && @ticket.escalation_time: %> - <%- @T('escalation') %> <span class="humanTimeFromNow escalation" data-time="<%- @ticket.escalation_time %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(@ticket.escalation_time) %>"><%- @humanTime(@ticket.escalation_time, true) %></span><% end %>
+  <%- @C('ticket_hook') %> <span class="ticket-number"><%- @ticket.number %></span> - <%- @T('created') %> <%- @humanTime(@ticket.created_at) %> <% if !@isCustomer && @ticket.escalation_time: %> - <%- @T('escalation') %> <%- @humanTime(@ticket.escalation_time, true) %><% end %>
 </small>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/widget/online_notification_content.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/widget/online_notification_content.jst.eco
index 5dec0028a..b2a7c797f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/widget/online_notification_content.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/widget/online_notification_content.jst.eco
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <span class="activity-text">
           <%= item.created_by.displayName() %> <%- @T( item.type ) %> <%- @T( item.object_name ) %><% if item.title: %> (<%= item.title %>)<% end %>
         </span>
-        <span class="activity-time humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- item.created_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(item.created_at) %>"><%- @humanTime(item.created_at) %></span>
+        <%- @humanTime(item.created_at, false, 'activity-time') %>
       </span>
     </a>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/widget/ticket_stats_list.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/widget/ticket_stats_list.jst.eco
index 129e2bde7..c1f4674ec 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/widget/ticket_stats_list.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/widget/ticket_stats_list.jst.eco
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="task-text">
       <a class="name ticket-popover" data-id="<%- ticket_id %>" href="<%- ticket.uiUrl() %>"><%= ticket.title %></a>
-      <div class="time humanTimeFromNow" data-time="<%- ticket.created_at %>" data-tooltip="<%- @timestamp(ticket.created_at) %>"><%- @humanTime(ticket.created_at) %></div>
+       <%- @humanTime(ticket.created_at, false, 'time') %>
     </div>
   </li>
   <% end %>
diff --git a/public/assets/tests/model-ui.js b/public/assets/tests/model-ui.js
index bf6dafc76..c20742700 100644
--- a/public/assets/tests/model-ui.js
+++ b/public/assets/tests/model-ui.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test( "model ui basic tests", function() {
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'state' ), 'open')
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'state_id' ), 'open')
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'not_existing' ), '-')
-  equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'updated_at' ), "<span class=\"humanTimeFromNow undefined\" data-time=\"2014-11-07T23:43:08.000Z\">?</span>")
+  equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'updated_at' ), '<time class="humanTimeFromNow " data-time="2014-11-07T23:43:08.000Z" data-tooltip="11/08/2014 00:43">11/08/2014</time>')
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'date' ), '02/07/2015')
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'textarea' ), '<div>some new</div><div>line</div>')
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test( "model ui basic tests", function() {
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'state' ), 'offen')
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'state_id' ), 'offen')
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'not_existing' ), '-')
-  equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'updated_at' ), "<span class=\"humanTimeFromNow undefined\" data-time=\"2014-11-07T23:43:08.000Z\">?</span>")
+  equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'updated_at' ), '<time class="humanTimeFromNow " data-time="2014-11-07T23:43:08.000Z" data-tooltip="08.11.2014 00:43">08.11.2014</time>')
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'date' ), '07.02.2015')
   equal( App.viewPrint( ticket, 'textarea' ), '<div>some new</div><div>line</div>')
 
diff --git a/public/assets/tests/table.js b/public/assets/tests/table.js
index 18a199462..3975f053a 100644
--- a/public/assets/tests/table.js
+++ b/public/assets/tests/table.js
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ test( "table test", function() {
   equal( el.find('table > thead > tr > th:nth-child(3)').text().trim(), 'Aktiv', 'check header')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td').length, 3, 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:first').text().trim(), '1 niedrig', 'check row 1')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(2)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 1')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(2)').text().trim(), '10.06.2014', 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(3)').text().trim(), 'true', 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td').length, 3, 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:first').text().trim(), '2 normal', 'check row 2')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(2)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 2')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(2)').text().trim(), '10.06.2014', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(3)').text().trim(), 'false', 'check row 2')
 
   $('#table').append('<hr><h1>table simple II</h1><div id="table2"></div>')
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ test( "table test", function() {
   equal( el.find('table > thead > tr > th:nth-child(3)').text().trim(), 'Aktiv', 'check header')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td').length, 3, 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:first').text().trim(), '2 normal', 'check row 1')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(2)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 1')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(2)').text().trim(), '10.06.2014', 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(3)').text().trim(), 'false', 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td').length, 3, 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:first').text().trim(), '1 niedrig', 'check row 2')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(2)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 2')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(2)').text().trim(), '10.06.2014', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(3)').text().trim(), 'true', 'check row 2')
 
   $('#table').append('<hr><h1>table simple III</h1><div id="table3"></div>')
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ test( "table test", function() {
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(6)').text().trim(), '2 normal', 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(7)').text().trim(), 'group 2', 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(8)').text().trim(), 'neu', 'check row 1')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(9)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 1')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(9)').text().trim(), '11.07.2014', 'check row 1')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td').length, 9, 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(1) input').val(), '2', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(1) input').prop('checked'), '', 'check row 2')
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ test( "table test", function() {
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(6)').text().trim(), '1 niedrig', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(7)').text().trim(), 'group 1', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(8)').text().trim(), 'offen', 'check row 2')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(9)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 2')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(9)').text().trim(), '10.06.2014', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td').length, 9, 'check row 3')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(1) input').val(), '1', 'check row 3')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(1) input').prop('checked'), '', 'check row 3')
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ test( "table test", function() {
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(6)').text().trim(), '1 niedrig', 'check row 3')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(7)').text().trim(), 'group 2', 'check row 3')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(8)').text().trim(), 'neu', 'check row 3')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(9)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 3')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(9)').text().trim(), '10.06.2014', 'check row 3')
 
   el.find('input[name="bulk_all"]').click()
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(1) > td:nth-child(1) input').prop('checked'), true, 'check row 1')
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ test( "table test", function() {
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(5)').text().trim(), '-', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(6)').text().trim(), '1 niedrig', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(7)').text().trim(), 'offen', 'check row 2')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(8)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 2')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(8)').text().trim(), '10.06.2014', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td').length, 1, 'check row 3')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(3) > td:nth-child(1)').text().trim(), 'group 2', 'check row 4')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(4) > td').length, 8, 'check row 4')
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ test( "table test", function() {
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(4) > td:nth-child(5)').text().trim(), '-', 'check row 2')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(4) > td:nth-child(6)').text().trim(), '2 normal', 'check row 4')
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(4) > td:nth-child(7)').text().trim(), 'neu', 'check row 4')
-  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(4) > td:nth-child(8)').text().trim(), '?', 'check row 4')
+  equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(4) > td:nth-child(8)').text().trim(), '11.07.2014', 'check row 4')
 
   el.find('input[name="bulk"]:eq(1)').click()
   equal( el.find('tbody > tr:nth-child(2) > td:nth-child(1) input').prop('checked'), '', 'check row 2')