diff --git a/check_borg_backup.py b/check_borg_backup.py
index 5c5c4e7..f7f82fa 100755
--- a/check_borg_backup.py
+++ b/check_borg_backup.py
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ with open(BORG_STATUS_FILE) as json_file:
 last_backup = borg_data[0]['archives'][0]['time']
 since_last_backup = datetime.now() - parser.parse(last_backup)
 
+days, seconds = since_last_backup.days, since_last_backup.seconds
+hours = days * 24 + seconds // 3600
+
 if timedelta(hours=48) < since_last_backup:
-	print('CRITICAL - ' + str(since_last_backup) + ' sice last backup')
+	print('CRITICAL - ' + str(hours) + ' hours sice last backup |hours=' + str(hours))
 	sys.exit(CRITICAL)
 elif timedelta(hours=30) < since_last_backup:
-	print('WARNING - ' + str(since_last_backup) + ' sice last backup')
+	print('WARNING - ' + str(hours) + ' hours sice last backup |hours=' + str(hours))
 	sys.exit(WARNING)
 else:
-	print('OK - ' + str(since_last_backup) + ' sice last backup')
+	print('OK - ' + str(hours) + ' hours sice last backup |hours=' + str(hours))
 	sys.exit(OK)
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