diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 2c0c28974..e54e414f7 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ if (cli.flags.tap && !cli.flags.watch) {
 } else if (cli.flags.verbose || isCi) {
 	reporter = verboseReporter();
 } else {
-	reporter = miniReporter();
+	reporter = miniReporter({watching: cli.flags.watch});
 }
 
 reporter.api = api;
diff --git a/lib/reporters/mini.js b/lib/reporters/mini.js
index 841231e70..8c04c2b4b 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/mini.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/mini.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var chalk = require('chalk');
 var cliTruncate = require('cli-truncate');
 var cross = require('figures').cross;
 var repeating = require('repeating');
+var objectAssign = require('object-assign');
 var colors = require('../colors');
 
 chalk.enabled = true;
@@ -15,9 +16,9 @@ Object.keys(colors).forEach(function (key) {
 	colors[key].enabled = true;
 });
 
-function MiniReporter() {
+function MiniReporter(options) {
 	if (!(this instanceof MiniReporter)) {
-		return new MiniReporter();
+		return new MiniReporter(options);
 	}
 
 	var spinnerDef = spinners[process.platform === 'win32' ? 'line' : 'dots'];
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ function MiniReporter() {
 	});
 	this.spinnerInterval = spinnerDef.interval;
 
+	this.options = objectAssign({}, options);
+
 	this.reset();
 	this.stream = process.stderr;
 	this.stringDecoder = new StringDecoder();
@@ -131,8 +134,12 @@ MiniReporter.prototype.reportCounts = function (time) {
 
 MiniReporter.prototype.finish = function (runStatus) {
 	this.clearInterval();
+	var time;
+
+	if (this.options.watching) {
+		time = chalk.gray.dim('[' + new Date().toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {hour12: false}) + ']');
+	}
 
-	var time = chalk.gray.dim('[' + new Date().toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {hour12: false}) + ']');
 	var status = this.reportCounts(time);
 
 	if (this.rejectionCount > 0) {
diff --git a/test/reporters/mini.js b/test/reporters/mini.js
index 7724e9ba5..2889c5296 100644
--- a/test/reporters/mini.js
+++ b/test/reporters/mini.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ var graySpinner = chalk.gray.dim(process.platform === 'win32' ? '-' : '⠋');
 process.stdout.columns = 5000;
 var fullWidthLine = chalk.gray.dim(repeating('\u2500', 5000));
 
-function miniReporter() {
-	var reporter = _miniReporter();
+function miniReporter(options) {
+	var reporter = _miniReporter(options);
 	reporter.start = function () {
 		return '';
 	};
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ function miniReporter() {
 
 process.stderr.setMaxListeners(50);
 
-lolex.install(new Date(2014, 11, 19, 17, 19, 12, 200).getTime(), ['Date']);
-var time = ' ' + chalk.grey.dim('[17:19:12]');
-
 test('start', function (t) {
 	var reporter = _miniReporter();
 
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ test('results with passing tests', function (t) {
 
 	var actualOutput = reporter.finish({});
 	var expectedOutput = [
-		'\n   ' + chalk.green('1 passed') + time,
+		'\n   ' + chalk.green('1 passed'),
 		''
 	].join('\n');
 
@@ -175,7 +172,7 @@ test('results with skipped tests', function (t) {
 
 	var actualOutput = reporter.finish({});
 	var expectedOutput = [
-		'\n   ' + chalk.yellow('1 skipped') + time,
+		'\n   ' + chalk.yellow('1 skipped'),
 		''
 	].join('\n');
 
@@ -191,7 +188,7 @@ test('results with todo tests', function (t) {
 
 	var actualOutput = reporter.finish({});
 	var expectedOutput = [
-		'\n   ' + chalk.blue('1 todo') + time,
+		'\n   ' + chalk.blue('1 todo'),
 		''
 	].join('\n');
 
@@ -207,7 +204,7 @@ test('results with passing skipped tests', function (t) {
 	var output = reporter.finish({}).split('\n');
 
 	t.is(output[0], '');
-	t.is(output[1], '   ' + chalk.green('1 passed') + time);
+	t.is(output[1], '   ' + chalk.green('1 passed'));
 	t.is(output[2], '   ' + chalk.yellow('1 skipped'));
 	t.is(output[3], '');
 	t.end();
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@ test('results with passing tests and rejections', function (t) {
 	var output = reporter.finish(runStatus);
 	compareLineOutput(t, output, [
 		'',
-		'   ' + chalk.green('1 passed') + time,
+		'   ' + chalk.green('1 passed'),
 		'   ' + chalk.red('1 rejection'),
 		'',
 		'',
@@ -267,7 +264,7 @@ test('results with passing tests and exceptions', function (t) {
 	var output = reporter.finish(runStatus);
 	compareLineOutput(t, output, [
 		'',
-		'   ' + chalk.green('1 passed') + time,
+		'   ' + chalk.green('1 passed'),
 		'   ' + chalk.red('2 exceptions'),
 		'',
 		'',
@@ -304,7 +301,7 @@ test('results with errors', function (t) {
 	var output = reporter.finish(runStatus);
 	compareLineOutput(t, output, [
 		'',
-		'   ' + chalk.red('1 failed') + time,
+		'   ' + chalk.red('1 failed'),
 		'',
 		'',
 		'   ' + chalk.red('1. failed one'),
@@ -331,7 +328,7 @@ test('results with 1 previous failure', function (t) {
 	var output = reporter.finish(runStatus);
 	compareLineOutput(t, output, [
 		'',
-		'   ' + colors.todo('1 todo') + time,
+		'   ' + colors.todo('1 todo'),
 		'   ' + colors.error('1 previous failure in test files that were not rerun')
 	]);
 	t.end();
@@ -348,7 +345,7 @@ test('results with 2 previous failures', function (t) {
 	var output = reporter.finish(runStatus);
 	compareLineOutput(t, output, [
 		'',
-		'   ' + colors.todo('1 todo') + time,
+		'   ' + colors.todo('1 todo'),
 		'   ' + colors.error('2 previous failures in test files that were not rerun')
 	]);
 	t.end();
@@ -372,3 +369,21 @@ test('full-width line when sectioning', function (t) {
 	t.is(output, '\n' + fullWidthLine);
 	t.end();
 });
+
+test('results with watching enabled', function (t) {
+	lolex.install(new Date(2014, 11, 19, 17, 19, 12, 200).getTime(), ['Date']);
+	var time = ' ' + chalk.grey.dim('[17:19:12]');
+
+	var reporter = miniReporter({watching: true});
+	reporter.passCount = 1;
+	reporter.failCount = 0;
+
+	var actualOutput = reporter.finish({});
+	var expectedOutput = [
+		'\n   ' + chalk.green('1 passed') + time,
+		''
+	].join('\n');
+
+	t.is(actualOutput, expectedOutput);
+	t.end();
+});