diff --git a/admin/judges_scheduler_status.php b/admin/judges_scheduler_status.php
index 6693d19..77d2f6c 100644
--- a/admin/judges_scheduler_status.php
+++ b/admin/judges_scheduler_status.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ ogram; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
 			'Administration' => 'admin/index.php',
 			'Judges' => 'admin/judges.php')
 				);
- require_once("../ajax.inc.php");
 ?>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -41,46 +40,29 @@ var avgtimeperpercent=0;
 var remainingpercent=0;
 var remainingtime=0;
 
-function updateStatus()
-{
-	document.getElementById('updatestatus').innerHTML="Updating...";
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	updateStatus();
+});
+
+function updateStatus() {
 	var url="judges_scheduler_status_output.php";
-	http.open("GET",url,true);
-	http.readystate=0;
-	http.onreadystatechange=handleResponse;
-	http.send(null);
-}
-
-function clearUpdatingMessage()
-{
-	document.getElementById('updatestatus').innerHTML="Waiting...";
-
-}
-
-function handleResponse()
-{
-	try {
-
-		if(http.readyState==4)
-		{
-			var obj=http.responseText.split(":");
-			document.getElementById('schedulerstatus').innerHTML=obj[1];
-			if(obj[0]=="-1")
-			{
-				document.getElementById('schedulerpercent').innerHTML="100%";
-				document.getElementById('updatestatus').innerHTML="Scheduling Complete";
-				document.getElementById('schedulereta').innerHTML="Complete";
+	$("#updatestatus").html("Updating...");
+	$.get(url,null,function(data) { 
+			var obj=data.split(":");
+			$("#schedulerstatus").html(obj[1]);
+			if(obj[0]=="-1") {
+				$("#schedulerpercent").html("100%");
+				$("#updatestatus").html("Scheduling Complete");
+				$("#schedulereta").html("Complete");
 			}
-			else
-			{
-				document.getElementById('schedulerpercent').innerHTML=obj[0]+"%";
+			else {
+				$("#schedulerpercent").html(obj[0]+"%");
 				setTimeout('updateStatus()',5000);
-				document.getElementById('updatestatus').innerHTML="Updating... Done!";
+				$("#updatestatus").html("Updating... Done!");
 				setTimeout('clearUpdatingMessage()',500);
 
 				var currentTime=new Date();
-				if(starttime==0)
-				{
+				if(starttime==0) {
 					starttime=currentTime.getTime();
 					startpercent=obj[0];
 				}
@@ -91,32 +73,61 @@ function handleResponse()
 				remainingpercent=100-obj[0];
 				remainingtime=remainingpercent*avgtimeperpercent;
 				if(remainingtime && obj[0]>0)
-					document.getElementById('schedulereta').innerHTML=Math.round(remainingtime/1000)+" seconds";
+					$("#schedulereta").html(format_duration(Math.round(remainingtime/1000)));
 				else
-					document.getElementById('schedulereta').innerHTML="Calculating...";
+					$("#schedulereta").html("Calculating...");
 			}
-		}
-	}
-	catch(e)
-	{
-		alert('caught error'+e);
-	
-	}
+	});
 }
 
+function clearUpdatingMessage() {
+	$("#updatestatus").html("Waiting...");
+}
+
+function format_duration(seconds) {
+/*
+	'1 year|:count years' => 31536000,
+	'1 week|:count weeks' => 604800,
+	'1 day|:count days' => 86400,
+	'1 hour|:count hours' => 3600,
+	'1 min|:count min' => 60,
+	'1 sec|:count sec' => 1);
+*/
+
+	var s=seconds;
+	var output=s+':';
+	if(s>86400) {
+		var days=Math.floor(s/86400)
+		s-=days*86400;
+		output+=days+' days ';
+	}
+	if(s>3600) {
+		var hours=Math.floor(s/3600)
+		s-=hours*3600;
+		output+=hours+' hours ';
+	}
+	if(s>60) {
+		var minutes=Math.floor(s/60)
+		s-=minutes*60;
+		output+=minutes+' minutes ';
+	}
+	output+=s+' seconds ';
+
+	return output;
+}
+
+
 </script>
 
 <?
-if($config['judge_scheduler_percent']=="-1")
-{
+if($config['judge_scheduler_percent']=="-1") {
 	echo i18n("The judge scheduler is not currently running");
 	echo "<br />";
 	echo "<br />";
 	echo "<a href=\"judges_schedulerconfig.php\">".i18n("Judges Scheduler Configuration")."</a>";
 
 }
-else
-{
+else {
  echo "<table>";
  echo "<tr><td>".i18n("Scheduler status").":</td><td><div id=\"schedulerstatus\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"></div></td></tr>";
  echo "<tr><td>".i18n("Scheduler percent").":</td><td><div id=\"schedulerpercent\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"></div></td></tr>";
@@ -134,10 +145,6 @@ echo "<br />";
 echo "<a href=\"reports.php\">".i18n("Print/Export Reports")."</a>";
 echo "<br />";
 echo "<br />";
- P
-?>
-<script type="text/javascript">updateStatus()</script>
-<?
 }
  send_footer();