diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
index e0860e4e5f..00a67d7e97 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,7 @@ export function applySettingsFromUrl(host: SettingsHost) {
   }
 
   if (passwordRaw != null) {
-    const password = passwordRaw.trim();
-    if (password) {
-      (host as { password: string }).password = password;
-    }
+    // Never hydrate password from URL params; strip only.
     params.delete("password");
     hashParams.delete("password");
     shouldCleanUrl = true;
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/format.test.ts b/ui/src/ui/format.test.ts
index 956ebaf84a..239bdd213e 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/format.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/format.test.ts
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ describe("formatAgo", () => {
   });
 
   it("returns 'Xm from now' for future timestamps", () => {
-    expect(formatRelativeTimestamp(Date.now() + 5 * 60_000)).toBe("5m from now");
+    expect(formatRelativeTimestamp(Date.now() + 5 * 60_000)).toBe("in 5m");
   });
 
   it("returns 'Xh from now' for future timestamps", () => {
-    expect(formatRelativeTimestamp(Date.now() + 3 * 60 * 60_000)).toBe("3h from now");
+    expect(formatRelativeTimestamp(Date.now() + 3 * 60 * 60_000)).toBe("in 3h");
   });
 
   it("returns 'Xd from now' for future timestamps beyond 48h", () => {
-    expect(formatRelativeTimestamp(Date.now() + 3 * 24 * 60 * 60_000)).toBe("3d from now");
+    expect(formatRelativeTimestamp(Date.now() + 3 * 24 * 60 * 60_000)).toBe("in 3d");
   });
 
   it("returns 'Xs ago' for recent past timestamps", () => {
-    expect(formatRelativeTimestamp(Date.now() - 10_000)).toBe("10s ago");
+    expect(formatRelativeTimestamp(Date.now() - 10_000)).toBe("just now");
   });
 
   it("returns 'Xm ago' for past timestamps", () => {