diff --git a/cmd/inbucket/main.go b/cmd/inbucket/main.go
index b65c9ad..89fdb2a 100644
--- a/cmd/inbucket/main.go
+++ b/cmd/inbucket/main.go
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	// Server uptime for status page.
-	startTime := time.Now()
-	expvar.Publish("uptime", expvar.Func(func() interface{} {
-		return time.Since(startTime) / time.Second
-	}))
+	startTime := expvar.NewInt("startMillis")
+	startTime.Set(time.Now().UnixNano() / 1000000)
 
 	// Goroutine count for status page.
 	expvar.Publish("goroutines", expvar.Func(func() interface{} {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/retention.go b/pkg/storage/retention.go
index 166da6b..ac33084 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/retention.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/retention.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"container/list"
 	"expvar"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jhillyerd/inbucket/pkg/config"
@@ -12,8 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	retentionScanCompleted   = time.Now()
-	retentionScanCompletedMu sync.RWMutex
+	scanCompletedMillis = new(expvar.Int)
 
 	// History counters
 	expRetentionDeletesTotal = new(expvar.Int)
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	rm := expvar.NewMap("retention")
-	rm.Set("SecondsSinceScanCompleted", expvar.Func(secondsSinceRetentionScanCompleted))
+	rm.Set("ScanCompletedMillis", scanCompletedMillis)
 	rm.Set("DeletesHist", expRetentionDeletesHist)
 	rm.Set("DeletesTotal", expRetentionDeletesTotal)
 	rm.Set("Period", expRetentionPeriod)
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ func (rs *RetentionScanner) DoScan() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Update metrics
-	setRetentionScanCompleted(time.Now())
+	scanCompletedMillis.Set(time.Now().UnixNano() / 1000000)
 	expRetainedCurrent.Set(int64(retained))
 	expRetainedSize.Set(storeSize)
 	return nil
@@ -171,19 +169,3 @@ func (rs *RetentionScanner) Join() {
 		<-rs.retentionShutdown
 	}
 }
-
-func setRetentionScanCompleted(t time.Time) {
-	retentionScanCompletedMu.Lock()
-	defer retentionScanCompletedMu.Unlock()
-	retentionScanCompleted = t
-}
-
-func getRetentionScanCompleted() time.Time {
-	retentionScanCompletedMu.RLock()
-	defer retentionScanCompletedMu.RUnlock()
-	return retentionScanCompleted
-}
-
-func secondsSinceRetentionScanCompleted() interface{} {
-	return time.Since(getRetentionScanCompleted()) / time.Second
-}
diff --git a/ui/src/Data/Metrics.elm b/ui/src/Data/Metrics.elm
index cbe0821..26b264e 100644
--- a/ui/src/Data/Metrics.elm
+++ b/ui/src/Data/Metrics.elm
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 module Data.Metrics exposing (Metrics, decodeIntList, decoder)
 
+import Data.Date exposing (date)
 import Json.Decode as Decode exposing (..)
 import Json.Decode.Pipeline exposing (..)
+import Time exposing (Posix)
 
 
 type alias Metrics =
-    { sysMem : Int
+    { startTime : Posix
+    , sysMem : Int
     , heapSize : Int
     , heapUsed : Int
     , heapObjects : Int
@@ -26,12 +29,14 @@ type alias Metrics =
     , retainedCountHist : List Int
     , retainedSize : Int
     , retainedSizeHist : List Int
+    , scanCompleted : Posix
     }
 
 
 decoder : Decoder Metrics
 decoder =
     succeed Metrics
+        |> requiredAt [ "startMillis" ] date
         |> requiredAt [ "memstats", "Sys" ] int
         |> requiredAt [ "memstats", "HeapSys" ] int
         |> requiredAt [ "memstats", "HeapAlloc" ] int
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ decoder =
         |> requiredAt [ "retention", "RetainedHist" ] decodeIntList
         |> requiredAt [ "retention", "RetainedSize" ] int
         |> requiredAt [ "retention", "SizeHist" ] decodeIntList
+        |> requiredAt [ "retention", "ScanCompletedMillis" ] date
 
 
 {-| Decodes Inbuckets hacky comma-separated-int JSON strings.
diff --git a/ui/src/Page/Status.elm b/ui/src/Page/Status.elm
index 4b6030d..e3aedd9 100644
--- a/ui/src/Page/Status.elm
+++ b/ui/src/Page/Status.elm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Page.Status exposing (Model, Msg, init, subscriptions, update, view)
 import Data.Metrics as Metrics exposing (Metrics)
 import Data.ServerConfig as ServerConfig exposing (ServerConfig)
 import Data.Session as Session exposing (Session)
+import DateFormat.Relative as Relative
 import Filesize
 import Html exposing (..)
 import Html.Attributes exposing (..)
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import Http exposing (Error)
 import HttpUtil
 import Sparkline as Spark
 import Svg.Attributes as SvgAttrib
+import Task
 import Time exposing (Posix)
 
 
@@ -18,7 +20,8 @@ import Time exposing (Posix)
 
 
 type alias Model =
-    { config : Maybe ServerConfig
+    { now : Posix
+    , config : Maybe ServerConfig
     , metrics : Maybe Metrics
     , xCounter : Float
     , sysMem : Metric
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@ type alias Metric =
 
 init : ( Model, Cmd Msg, Session.Msg )
 init =
-    ( { config = Nothing
+    ( { now = Time.millisToPosix 0
+      , config = Nothing
       , metrics = Nothing
       , xCounter = 60
       , sysMem = Metric "System Memory" 0 Filesize.format graphZero initDataSet 10
@@ -62,13 +66,16 @@ init =
       , smtpConnOpen = Metric "Open Connections" 0 fmtInt graphZero initDataSet 10
       , smtpConnTotal = Metric "Total Connections" 0 fmtInt graphChange initDataSet 60
       , smtpReceivedTotal = Metric "Messages Received" 0 fmtInt graphChange initDataSet 60
-      , smtpErrorsTotal = Metric "Messages Errors" 0 fmtInt graphChange initDataSet 60
-      , smtpWarnsTotal = Metric "Messages Warns" 0 fmtInt graphChange initDataSet 60
+      , smtpErrorsTotal = Metric "Message Errors" 0 fmtInt graphChange initDataSet 60
+      , smtpWarnsTotal = Metric "Message Warnings" 0 fmtInt graphChange initDataSet 60
       , retentionDeletesTotal = Metric "Retention Deletes" 0 fmtInt graphChange initDataSet 60
       , retainedCount = Metric "Stored Messages" 0 fmtInt graphZero initDataSet 60
       , retainedSize = Metric "Store Size" 0 Filesize.format graphZero initDataSet 60
       }
-    , Cmd.batch [ loadServerConfig, loadMetrics ]
+    , Cmd.batch
+        [ Task.perform Tick Time.now
+        , loadServerConfig
+        ]
     , Session.none
     )
 
@@ -114,7 +121,7 @@ update session msg model =
             ( model, Cmd.none, Session.SetFlash (HttpUtil.errorString err) )
 
         Tick time ->
-            ( model, loadMetrics, Session.none )
+            ( { model | now = time }, loadMetrics, Session.none )
 
 
 {-| Update all metrics in Model; increment xCounter.
@@ -343,9 +350,12 @@ metricPanels model =
         Nothing ->
             [ text "Loading metrics..." ]
 
-        Just _ ->
+        Just metrics ->
             [ framePanel "General Metrics"
-                [ viewMetric model.sysMem
+                [ textEntry "Uptime" <|
+                    "Started "
+                        ++ Relative.relativeTime model.now metrics.startTime
+                , viewMetric model.sysMem
                 , viewMetric model.heapSize
                 , viewMetric model.heapUsed
                 , viewMetric model.heapObjects
@@ -360,13 +370,34 @@ metricPanels model =
                 , viewMetric model.smtpWarnsTotal
                 ]
             , framePanel "Storage Metrics"
-                [ viewMetric model.retentionDeletesTotal
+                [ textEntry "Retention Scan" (retentionScan model)
+                , viewMetric model.retentionDeletesTotal
                 , viewMetric model.retainedCount
                 , viewMetric model.retainedSize
                 ]
             ]
 
 
+retentionScan : Model -> String
+retentionScan model =
+    case ( model.config, model.metrics ) of
+        ( Just config, Just metrics ) ->
+            case config.storageConfig.retentionPeriod of
+                "" ->
+                    "Disabled"
+
+                _ ->
+                    case Time.posixToMillis metrics.scanCompleted of
+                        0 ->
+                            "Not completed"
+
+                        _ ->
+                            "Completed " ++ Relative.relativeTime model.now metrics.scanCompleted
+
+        ( _, _ ) ->
+            "No data"
+
+
 textEntry : String -> String -> Html Msg
 textEntry name value =
     div [ class "metric" ]