diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/relative_timestamp.js b/app/soapbox/components/relative_timestamp.js
index e66c031c1..b67426c40 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/relative_timestamp.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/relative_timestamp.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class RelativeTimestamp extends React.Component {
     this._scheduleNextUpdate(this.props, this.state);
   }
 
-  componentWillUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
+  componentDidUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
     this._scheduleNextUpdate(nextProps, nextState);
   }