diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
index 9205fefc..f6109bee 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributeView;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
+import java.time.LocalTime;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.time.temporal.Temporal;
+import java.time.temporal.TemporalAmount;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -551,7 +553,11 @@ public class ExpressionFormatMethods {
 	}
 
 	public static String format(Temporal self, String pattern) {
-		return DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern).format(self);
+		return DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern, Locale.ENGLISH).format(self);
+	}
+
+	public static String format(TemporalAmount self, String pattern) {
+		return DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern, Locale.ENGLISH).format(LocalTime.MIDNIGHT.plus(self));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
index ce3c8e95..60f0bbbe 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
@@ -835,10 +835,7 @@ public class MediaBindingBean {
 
 	@Define("hours")
 	public String getHours() {
-		Duration d = getDuration();
-
-		// use RATIO instead of COLON for file name compatibility (see https://unicode-table.com/en/2236/)
-		return String.format("%d∶%02d", d.toHours(), d.minusHours(d.toHours()).toMinutes());
+		return ExpressionFormatMethods.format(getDuration(), "H:mm");
 	}
 
 	@Define("media")