diff --git a/mycroft/util/format.py b/mycroft/util/format.py
index 5d76769107..ee63ff734c 100755
--- a/mycroft/util/format.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/format.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ def nice_number(number, lang="en-us", speech=True, denominators=None):
         return nice_number_en(result)
     elif lang_lower.startswith("pt"):
         return nice_number_pt(result)
+    elif lang_lower.startswith("it"):
+        return nice_number_it(result)
 
     # Default to the raw number for unsupported languages,
     # hopefully the STT engine will pronounce understandably.
diff --git a/mycroft/util/lang/format_en.py b/mycroft/util/lang/format_en.py
index d964b71e48..8782b21282 100644
--- a/mycroft/util/lang/format_en.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/lang/format_en.py
@@ -157,40 +157,40 @@ def nice_time_en(dt, speech=True, use_24hour=False, use_ampm=False):
     """
     if use_24hour:
         # e.g. "03:01" or "14:22"
-        str = dt.strftime("%H:%M")
+        string = dt.strftime("%H:%M")
     else:
         if use_ampm:
             # e.g. "3:01 AM" or "2:22 PM"
-            str = dt.strftime("%I:%M %p")
+            string = dt.strftime("%I:%M %p")
         else:
             # e.g. "3:01" or "2:22"
-            str = dt.strftime("%I:%M")
-        if str[0] == '0':
-            str = str[1:]  # strip leading zeros
+            string = dt.strftime("%I:%M")
+        if string[0] == '0':
+            string = string[1:]  # strip leading zeros
 
     if not speech:
-        return str
+        return string
 
     # Generate a speakable version of the time
     if use_24hour:
         speak = ""
 
         # Either "0 8 hundred" or "13 hundred"
-        if str[0] == '0':
-            speak += pronounce_number_en(int(str[0])) + " "
-            speak += pronounce_number_en(int(str[1]))
+        if string[0] == '0':
+            speak += pronounce_number_en(int(string[0])) + " "
+            speak += pronounce_number_en(int(string[1]))
         else:
-            speak = pronounce_number_en(int(str[0:2]))
+            speak = pronounce_number_en(int(string[0:2]))
 
         speak += " "
-        if str[3:5] == '00':
+        if string[3:5] == '00':
             speak += "hundred"
         else:
-            if str[3] == '0':
+            if string[3] == '0':
                 speak += pronounce_number_en(0) + " "
-                speak += pronounce_number_en(int(str[4]))
+                speak += pronounce_number_en(int(string[4]))
             else:
-                speak += pronounce_number_en(int(str[3:5]))
+                speak += pronounce_number_en(int(string[3:5]))
         return speak
     else:
         if dt.hour == 0 and dt.minute == 0:
diff --git a/test/unittests/util/test_format.py b/test/unittests/util/test_format.py
index 9f68671466..493bcc6bfd 100755
--- a/test/unittests/util/test_format.py
+++ b/test/unittests/util/test_format.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class TestPronounceNumber(unittest.TestCase):
 class TestNiceDateFormat(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_convert_times(self):
         dt = datetime.datetime(2017, 1, 31,
-                               13, 22, 03)
+                               13, 22, 3)
 
         # Verify defaults haven't changed
         self.assertEqual(nice_time(dt),
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class TestNiceDateFormat(unittest.TestCase):
                          "thirteen twenty two")
 
         dt = datetime.datetime(2017, 1, 31,
-                               13, 00, 03)
+                               13, 0, 3)
         self.assertEqual(nice_time(dt),
                          "one o'clock")
         self.assertEqual(nice_time(dt, use_ampm=True),
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class TestNiceDateFormat(unittest.TestCase):
                          "thirteen hundred")
 
         dt = datetime.datetime(2017, 1, 31,
-                               13, 02, 03)
+                               13, 2, 3)
         self.assertEqual(nice_time(dt),
                          "one oh two")
         self.assertEqual(nice_time(dt, use_ampm=True),
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class TestNiceDateFormat(unittest.TestCase):
                          "thirteen zero two")
 
         dt = datetime.datetime(2017, 1, 31,
-                               00, 02, 03)
+                               0, 2, 3)
         self.assertEqual(nice_time(dt),
                          "twelve oh two")
         self.assertEqual(nice_time(dt, use_ampm=True),