diff --git a/tracks/app/helpers/todo_helper.rb b/tracks/app/helpers/todo_helper.rb
index 011a7680..f616e213 100644
--- a/tracks/app/helpers/todo_helper.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/helpers/todo_helper.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module TodoHelper
        
     case @days
       # overdue or due very soon! sound the alarm!
-      when -365..-1
+      when -1000..-1
         "<a title='" + format_date(due) + "'><span class=\"red\">Overdue by " + (@days * -1).to_s + " days</span></a> "
       when 0
            "<a title='" + format_date(due) + "'><span class=\"amber\">Due Today</span></a> "
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ module TodoHelper
            "<a title='" + format_date(due) + "'><span class=\"amber\">Due Tomorrow</span></a> "
       # due 2-7 days away
       when 2..7
-           "<a title='" + format_date(due) + "'><span class=\"orange\">Due in " + @days.to_s + " days</span></a> "
+      if app_configurations["formats"]["due_style"] == 1
+        "<a title='" + format_date(due) + "'><span class=\"orange\">Due on " + due.strftime("%A") + "</span></a> "
+      else
+        "<a title='" + format_date(due) + "'><span class=\"orange\">Due in " + @days.to_s + " days</span></a> "
+      end
       # more than a week away - relax
       else
         "<a title='" + format_date(due) + "'><span class=\"green\">Due in " + @days.to_s + " days</span></a> "
diff --git a/tracks/config/settings.yml.tmpl b/tracks/config/settings.yml.tmpl
index 664b2209..0c24af42 100644
--- a/tracks/config/settings.yml.tmpl
+++ b/tracks/config/settings.yml.tmpl
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 # week_starts is the day you want the calendar to display first (0=Sunday, 1=Monday etc.)
 # hp_completed is the number of completed items you want displayed on the home page
 # staleness_starts is the number of days before actions start to go yellow with age!
+# due_style 0 is "due in N days" for N=2..7
+# due_style 1 is "due on weekdayname" for N=2..7
 #
 formats:
   date: %d/%m/%Y
   week_starts: 1
   hp_completed: 5
   staleness_starts: 7
+  due_style: 0
 admin:
   email: butshesagirl@rousette.org.uk
   loginhash: change-me