diff --git a/movement/watch_faces/complication/countdown_face.c b/movement/watch_faces/complication/countdown_face.c
index 6969a55f..b0decb01 100644
--- a/movement/watch_faces/complication/countdown_face.c
+++ b/movement/watch_faces/complication/countdown_face.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ void countdown_face_activate(movement_settings_t *settings, void *context) {
         watch_date_time now = watch_rtc_get_date_time();
         state->now_ts = watch_utility_date_time_to_unix_time(now, get_tz_offset(settings));
     }
+    watch_set_colon();
 }