diff --git a/tailbone/views/timesheet.py b/tailbone/views/timesheet.py
index 911c5a40..ecd2be24 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/timesheet.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/timesheet.py
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ class TimeSheetView(View):
                 else:
                     break
 
-            empday['hours_display'] = ''
+            empday['hours_display'] = '0'
             if empday['hours']:
                 minutes = (empday['hours'].days * 1440) + (empday['hours'].seconds / 60)
                 empday['hours_display'] = '{}:{:02d}'.format(minutes // 60, minutes % 60)
             employee.weekdays.append(empday)
 
-        employee.hours_display = ''
+        employee.hours_display = '0'
         if employee.hours:
             minutes = (employee.hours.days * 1440) + (employee.hours.seconds / 60)
             employee.hours_display = '{}:{:02d}'.format(minutes // 60, minutes % 60)