diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 9812b25..ecc6cdd 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func Execute() {
 	currentUser, err := user.Current()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		die("Error getting your home directory, This is a fatal error; let @dhth know about this.\n%s\n", err)
+		die("Error getting your home directory, This is a fatal error; use -db-path to specify database path manually.\n%s\n", err)
 	}
 
 	defaultDBPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/hours.v%s.db", currentUser.HomeDir, DB_VERSION)
diff --git a/internal/ui/render_helpers.go b/internal/ui/render_helpers.go
index 447525a..2a5bf5e 100644
--- a/internal/ui/render_helpers.go
+++ b/internal/ui/render_helpers.go
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ func (t *task) updateDesc() {
 
 	t.desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", RightPadTrim(lastUpdated, 60), timeSpent)
 }
+
+func (tl *taskLogEntry) updateDesc() {
+	secsSpent := int(tl.endTS.Sub(tl.beginTS).Seconds())
+	timeSpentStr := humanizeDuration(secsSpent)
+
+	tl.desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s (spent %s)", RightPadTrim(humanize.Time(tl.beginTS), 60), timeSpentStr)
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/types.go b/internal/ui/types.go
index 160eb5b..c5b8e9b 100644
--- a/internal/ui/types.go
+++ b/internal/ui/types.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 )
 
 type task struct {
@@ -13,10 +10,10 @@ type task struct {
 	createdAt      time.Time
 	updatedAt      time.Time
 	trackingActive bool
-	title          string
-	desc           string
 	secsSpent      int
 	active         bool
+	title          string
+	desc           string
 }
 
 type taskLogEntry struct {
@@ -26,6 +23,8 @@ type taskLogEntry struct {
 	beginTS     time.Time
 	endTS       time.Time
 	comment     string
+	title       string
+	desc        string
 }
 
 func (t task) Title() string {
@@ -45,12 +44,7 @@ func (e taskLogEntry) Title() string {
 }
 
 func (e taskLogEntry) Description() string {
-	secsSpent := int(e.endTS.Sub(e.beginTS).Seconds())
-	timeSpentStr := humanizeDuration(secsSpent)
-
-	timeStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s (spent %s)", RightPadTrim(humanize.Time(e.beginTS), 30), timeSpentStr)
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", RightPadTrim("["+e.taskSummary+"]", 60), timeStr)
+	return e.desc
 }
 
 func (e taskLogEntry) FilterValue() string {
diff --git a/internal/ui/update.go b/internal/ui/update.go
index d9e67e6..790dcf2 100644
--- a/internal/ui/update.go
+++ b/internal/ui/update.go
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		} else {
 			var items []list.Item
 			for _, e := range msg.entries {
-				items = append(items, list.Item(e))
+				e.updateDesc()
+				items = append(items, e)
 			}
 			m.taskLogList.SetItems(items)
 		}