diff --git a/src/celestia/celestiacore.cpp b/src/celestia/celestiacore.cpp
index 4d82261b..d566c9b0 100644
--- a/src/celestia/celestiacore.cpp
+++ b/src/celestia/celestiacore.cpp
@@ -2416,11 +2416,13 @@ static string DistanceLyToStr(double distance)
     {
         units = _("km");
         distance = astro::lightYearsToKilometers(distance);
+        return fmt::sprintf("%.2f %s", distance, units);
     }
     else
     {
         units = _("m");
         distance = astro::lightYearsToKilometers(distance) * 1000.0f;
+        return fmt::sprintf("%.2f %s", distance, units);
     }
 
     return fmt::sprintf("%s %s", SigDigitNum(distance, 5), units);