diff --git a/src/views/mod-queue/mod-queue.tsx b/src/views/mod-queue/mod-queue.tsx
index e81cca02..a48f8aca 100644
--- a/src/views/mod-queue/mod-queue.tsx
+++ b/src/views/mod-queue/mod-queue.tsx
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ const ModQueueRow = ({ comment, showBoardColumn = false }: ModQueueRowProps) =>
         )}
       </div>
       <div className={styles.time}>
-        {isAwaitingApproval ? (
+        {isAwaitingApproval && isOverThreshold ? (
           <>
-            {getFormattedDate(timestamp)} (<span className={`${isOverThreshold ? styles.alert : ''}`}>{getFormattedTimeAgo(timestamp)}</span>)
+            {getFormattedDate(timestamp)} (<span className={styles.alert}>{getFormattedTimeAgo(timestamp)}</span>)
           </>
         ) : (
           getFormattedDate(timestamp)