diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/LastHeardText.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/LastHeardText.swift
index 1aaaa959..3a207b6d 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/LastHeardText.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/LastHeardText.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct LastHeardText: View {
 	let sixMonthsAgo = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .month, value: -6, to: Date())
 	var body: some View {
 		if lastHeard != nil && lastHeard! >= sixMonthsAgo! {
-			Text("heard")+Text(": \(lastHeard!, style: .relative) ")+Text("ago")
+			Text("heard")+Text(" \(lastHeard!, style: .relative) ")+Text("ago")
 		} else {
 			Text("unknown.age")
 		}
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
index 3297f28f..3c44cb54 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct ChannelMessageList: View {
 							HStack(alignment: .top) {
 								if currentUser { Spacer(minLength: 50) }
 								if !currentUser {
-									CircleText(text: message.fromUser?.shortName ?? "????", color: currentUser ? .accentColor : Color(.gray), circleSize: 44, fontSize: 14)
+									CircleText(text: message.fromUser?.shortName ?? "????", color: Color(UIColor(hex: UInt32(message.fromUser?.num ?? 0))), circleSize: 44, fontSize: 14, textColor: UIColor(hex: UInt32(message.fromUser?.num ?? 0)).isLight() ? .black : .white)
 										.padding(.all, 5)
 										.offset(y: -5)
 								}
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserMessageList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserMessageList.swift
index fa3dc19d..24952085 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserMessageList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserMessageList.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct UserMessageList: View {
 								HStack(alignment: .top) {
 									if currentUser { Spacer(minLength: 50) }
 									if !currentUser {
-										CircleText(text: message.fromUser?.shortName ?? "????", color: currentUser ? .accentColor : Color(.gray))
+										CircleText(text: message.fromUser?.shortName ?? "????", color: currentUser ? .accentColor : Color(.gray), circleSize: 44, fontSize: 14)
 											.padding(.all, 5)
 											.offset(y: -5)
 									}