diff --git a/docker/routlin-dash/app/pages/dhcpleases/content.json b/docker/routlin-dash/app/pages/dhcpleases/content.json
index 098e1df..8b445c7 100644
--- a/docker/routlin-dash/app/pages/dhcpleases/content.json
+++ b/docker/routlin-dash/app/pages/dhcpleases/content.json
@@ -54,13 +54,12 @@
           "field": "vlan_name"
         },
         {
-          "label": "Renews",
-          "field": "renews"
+          "label": "Last Active",
+          "field": "last_active"
         },
         {
-          "label": "Recent",
-          "field": "recent",
-          "render": "badge_yes_no"
+          "label": "Renews",
+          "field": "renews"
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py b/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
index 08f8994..696c9fa 100644
--- a/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
+++ b/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
@@ -175,18 +175,6 @@ def _parse_lease_secs(s):
         pass
     return None
 
-def _dnsmasq_start_time(vlan_name):
-    """Return epoch timestamp when the dnsmasq instance for this VLAN last started."""
-    try:
-        pid = int(open(f'/run/dnsmasq-routlin-{vlan_name}.pid').read().strip())
-        start_ticks = int(open(f'/proc/{pid}/stat').read().split()[21])
-        clk_tck = os.sysconf('SC_CLK_TCK')
-        boot_time = next(
-            int(line.split()[1]) for line in open('/proc/stat') if line.startswith('btime ')
-        )
-        return boot_time + start_ticks / clk_tck
-    except Exception:
-        return None
 
 def live_dhcp_leases():
     rows = []
@@ -205,8 +193,7 @@ def live_dhcp_leases():
     for leases_file in glob.glob('/var/lib/misc/dnsmasq-routlin-*.leases'):
         stem      = os.path.basename(leases_file)
         vlan_name = stem[len('dnsmasq-routlin-'):-len('.leases')]
-        lease_secs   = vlan_lease_secs.get(vlan_name)
-        restart_time = _dnsmasq_start_time(vlan_name)
+        lease_secs = vlan_lease_secs.get(vlan_name)
         try:
             with open(leases_file) as f:
                 for line in f:
@@ -218,8 +205,14 @@ def live_dhcp_leases():
                         continue
                     obtained_ts = (expiry - lease_secs) if lease_secs else None
                     renews_ts   = (expiry - lease_secs // 2) if lease_secs else None
-                    recent      = (obtained_ts is not None and restart_time is not None
-                                   and obtained_ts >= restart_time)
+                    if obtained_ts is None:
+                        last_active = '-'
+                    elif obtained_ts <= now:
+                        last_active = relative_time(obtained_ts)
+                    elif renews_ts and renews_ts > now:
+                        last_active = 'ETA ' + relative_time_future(renews_ts)[3:]
+                    else:
+                        last_active = 'ETA soon'
                     mac_norm = parts[1].lower()
                     device_h = parts[3] if parts[3] != '*' else None
                     res_h    = mac_to_res.get(mac_norm)
@@ -237,8 +230,8 @@ def live_dhcp_leases():
                         'mac_address': parts[1],
                         'vendor':      _get_vendor(parts[1]),
                         'vlan_name':   vlan_name,
+                        'last_active': last_active,
                         'renews':      relative_time_future(renews_ts) if renews_ts else relative_time_future(expiry),
-                        'recent':      recent,
                     })
         except Exception:
             pass