diff --git a/src/commands/default/system.py b/src/commands/default/system.py
index 86d2df7171..ea32af7071 100644
--- a/src/commands/default/system.py
+++ b/src/commands/default/system.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ System commands
 """
 
 import traceback
-import os, datetime
+import os, datetime, time
 import django, twisted
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -476,13 +476,13 @@ class CmdTime(MuxCommand):
 
     def func(self):
         "Show times."
-
+        
         table = [["Current server uptime:",
                   "Total server running time:",
                   "Total in-game time (realtime x %g):" % (gametime.TIMEFACTOR),
                   "Server time stamp:"
-                  ],
-                 [utils.time_format(gametime.uptime(format=False), 2),
+                  ],                 
+                 [utils.time_format(time.time() - SESSIONS.server.start_time, 3),
                   utils.time_format(gametime.runtime(format=False), 2),
                   utils.time_format(gametime.gametime(format=False), 2),
                   datetime.datetime.now()
diff --git a/src/scripts/manager.py b/src/scripts/manager.py
index 417fc31279..4bd36cb52a 100644
--- a/src/scripts/manager.py
+++ b/src/scripts/manager.py
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@ class ScriptManager(TypedObjectManager):
 
         if init_mode:
             # special mode when server starts or object logs in. 
-            # This deletes all non-persistent scripts from database
+            # This deletes all non-persistent scripts from database            
             nr_stopped += self.remove_non_persistent(obj=obj)
+            # turn off the activity flag for all remaining scripts
+            for script in self.all():
+                script.is_active = False 
 
         if dbref and self.dbref(dbref):
             scripts = self.get_id(dbref)
diff --git a/src/utils/gametime.py b/src/utils/gametime.py
index 87ae4eab6c..d1e10c89ca 100644
--- a/src/utils/gametime.py
+++ b/src/utils/gametime.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class GameTime(Script):
         self.desc = "Keeps track of the game time"
         self.interval = REAL_MIN # update every minute
         self.persistent = True         
+        self.start_delay = True 
         self.attr("game_time", 0.0) #IC time
         self.attr("run_time", 0.0) #OOC time 
         self.attr("up_time", 0.0) #OOC time 
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.py b/src/utils/utils.py
index cdd757ae65..3d5d5051f1 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/utils.py
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ def time_format(seconds, style=0):
             return '%im' % (minutes,)
         else:
             return '%is' % (seconds,)
-            
     elif style is 2:
         """
         Full-detailed, long-winded format. We ignore seconds.
@@ -158,10 +157,37 @@ def time_format(seconds, style=0):
             if minutes == 1:
                 minutes_str = '%i minute ' % minutes
             else:
-                minutes_str = '%i minutes ' % minutes        
-        retval = '%s%s%s' % (days_str, hours_str, minutes_str)
-        return retval  
+                minutes_str = '%i minutes ' % minutes       
+        retval = '%s%s%s' % (days_str, hours_str, minutes_str)          
+    elif style is 3:
+        """
+        Full-detailed, long-winded format. Includes seconds.
+        """
+        days_str = hours_str = minutes_str = seconds_str = ''
+        if days > 0:
+            if days == 1:
+                days_str = '%i day, ' % days
+            else:
+                days_str = '%i days, ' % days
+        if days or hours > 0:
+            if hours == 1:
+                hours_str = '%i hour, ' % hours
+            else:
+                hours_str = '%i hours, ' % hours
+        if hours or minutes > 0:
+            if minutes == 1:
+                minutes_str = '%i minute ' % minutes
+            else:
+                minutes_str = '%i minutes ' % minutes       
+        if minutes or seconds > 0: 
+            if seconds == 1:
+                seconds_str = '%i second ' % seconds
+            else:
+                seconds_str = '%i seconds ' % seconds
+        retval = '%s%s%s%s' % (days_str, hours_str, minutes_str, seconds_str)
 
+    return retval  
+    
 def datetime_format(dtobj):
     """
     Takes a datetime object instance (e.g. from django's DateTimeField)