diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/ocpsoft/prettytime/i18n/Resources_de.java b/core/src/main/java/org/ocpsoft/prettytime/i18n/Resources_de.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/ocpsoft/prettytime/i18n/Resources_de.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/ocpsoft/prettytime/i18n/Resources_de.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class Resources_de extends ListResourceBundle
                                                               { "JustNowPattern", "%u" },
                                                               { "JustNowFuturePrefix", "Jetzt" },
                                                               { "JustNowFutureSuffix", "" },
-                                                              { "JustNowPastPrefix", "vor einem Augenblick" },
+                                                              { "JustNowPastPrefix", "gerade eben" },
                                                               { "JustNowPastSuffix", "" },
                                                               { "JustNowSingularName", "" },
                                                               { "JustNowPluralName", "" },
@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ public class Resources_de extends ListResourceBundle
         return OBJECTS;
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
Shorter German string for JustNowPast

Probably more fitting for some projects to have a shorter string there.