diff --git a/app/helpers/recordings_helper.rb b/app/helpers/recordings_helper.rb
index 06296457..2cc2dc82 100644
--- a/app/helpers/recordings_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/recordings_helper.rb
@@ -24,18 +24,13 @@ module RecordingsHelper
 
   # Helper for converting BigBlueButton dates into a nice length string.
   def recording_length(playbacks)
-    # Stats format currently doesn't support length.
-    valid_playbacks = playbacks.reject { |p| p[:type] == "statistics" }
-    return "0 min" if valid_playbacks.empty?
-
-    len = valid_playbacks.first[:length]
-    if len > 60
-      "#{(len / 60).to_i} h #{len % 60} min"
-    elsif len.zero?
-      "< 1 min"
-    else
-      "#{len} min"
+    # Looping through playbacks array and returning first non-zero length value
+    playbacks.each do |playback|
+      length = playback[:length]
+      return recording_length_string(length) unless length.zero?
     end
+    # Return '< 1 min' if length values are zero
+    "< 1 min"
   end
 
   # Prevents single images from erroring when not passed as an array.
@@ -51,4 +46,15 @@ module RecordingsHelper
   def recording_thumbnails?
     Rails.configuration.recording_thumbnails
   end
+
+  private
+
+  # Returns length of the recording as a string
+  def recording_length_string(len)
+    if len > 60
+      "#{(len / 60).to_i} h #{len % 60} min"
+    else
+      "#{len} min"
+    end
+  end
 end