diff --git a/scripts/sdate b/scripts/sdate
index 9050c44..daddd5b 100755
--- a/scripts/sdate
+++ b/scripts/sdate
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ t = time.time()
 jd = (t / 86400.0 + 40587.5)
 
 # Use the idea that 10 Julian days is equal to 1 stardate
-print "%05.2f" % jd
+print ("%05.3f" % jd)[:-1]