diff --git a/cogs/message_listener/__init__.py b/cogs/message_listener/__init__.py
index 6c08ee3..6efa1e1 100644
--- a/cogs/message_listener/__init__.py
+++ b/cogs/message_listener/__init__.py
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ class SubmissionListener(commands.Cog, name="Message Listener"):
                         files=[await attch.to_file() for attch in message.attachments],
                     )
                 elif state == SubmissionState.NAME and message.content:
-                    submission_objects[message.author.id]["username"] = message.content[:12]
+                    submission_objects[message.author.id]["username"] = message.content[
+                        : highscores_data["username_length"]
+                    ]
                     embed = get_submission_embed(message.author.id)
                     await submission_message.edit(
                         embed=embed,
diff --git a/cogs/submission/submission_views.py b/cogs/submission/submission_views.py
index 301a2e9..6918a08 100644
--- a/cogs/submission/submission_views.py
+++ b/cogs/submission/submission_views.py
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ class SubmissionCreateButton(nextcord.ui.View):
             "boss_name": boss_name,
             "score": "",
             "category": "",
-            "username": interaction.user.display_name.split("|")[0][:12],
+            "username": interaction.user.display_name.split("|")[0][
+                : highscores_data["username_length"]
+            ],
         }
 
         embed = get_submission_embed(interaction.user.id)
diff --git a/cogs/submission/verification_view.py b/cogs/submission/verification_view.py
index 89599ea..eb14e23 100644
--- a/cogs/submission/verification_view.py
+++ b/cogs/submission/verification_view.py
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ class VerificationView(nextcord.ui.View):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__(timeout=None)
 
+    @nextcord.ui.button(
+        label="Deny", style=nextcord.ButtonStyle.red, custom_id="deny-button-submission"
+    )
+    async def deny_button(
+        self, button: nextcord.ui.Button, interaction: nextcord.Interaction
+    ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """Button for denying score submission."""
+        await interaction.message.delete()
+
     @nextcord.ui.button(
         label="Approve", style=nextcord.ButtonStyle.green, custom_id="approve-button-submission"
     )
@@ -35,12 +44,3 @@ class VerificationView(nextcord.ui.View):
         except UnboundLocalError:
             await interaction.send("Instruct user to submit with all fields.")
             await interaction.message.edit(view=None)
-
-    @nextcord.ui.button(
-        label="Deny", style=nextcord.ButtonStyle.red, custom_id="deny-button-submission"
-    )
-    async def deny_button(
-        self, button: nextcord.ui.Button, interaction: nextcord.Interaction
-    ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-        """Button for denying score submission."""
-        await interaction.message.delete()
diff --git a/utilities/data_storage.py b/utilities/data_storage.py
index 7f06c94..d29ea49 100644
--- a/utilities/data_storage.py
+++ b/utilities/data_storage.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def open_highscores_data():
             data = json.load(file)
     else:
         # create the json object
-        data = {"highscore_channel_id": -1, "verification_channel_id": -1}
+        data = {"highscore_channel_id": -1, "verification_channel_id": -1, "username_length": 12}
         config: dict = open_highscores_config()
         for boss, categories in config["highscore_table"].items():
             data[boss] = {"message_id": 0}
diff --git a/utilities/utils.py b/utilities/utils.py
index df5de74..6ca917c 100644
--- a/utilities/utils.py
+++ b/utilities/utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def format_highscore_message(boss_name: str):
 
     # Gather all categories and add to string
     for key, value in boss_data["categories"].items():
-        ret_string += f"{key}".ljust(25, " ")
+        ret_string += f"{key}".ljust(26, " ")
     ret_string += "\n"
 
     highscore_size = highscores_config["highscore_size"]
@@ -30,10 +30,25 @@ def format_highscore_message(boss_name: str):
     for i in range(highscore_size):
         for key, value in boss_data["categories"].items():
             if len(value) > i:
-                score = value[i]
-                ret_string += f"{i+1}: {score[0]} - {score[1]}".ljust(25, " ")
+                score_pair = value[i]
+
+                # pad username to max length.
+                username: str = score_pair[0].ljust(highscores_data["username_length"], " ")
+                score: str = str(score_pair[1])
+
+                # standardize time score format.
+                if highscores_config["categories"][key]["is_time_record"]:
+                    if score.find(":") == -1:
+                        score = "00:" + score
+                    elif len(score.split(":", maxsplit=1)[0]) < 2:
+                        score = "0" + score
+                    if score.find(".") == -1:
+                        # insert 2 spaces to make up for period and ms
+                        score = score + "  "
+                line_str = f"{i+1}: {username} - "
+                ret_string += line_str + score.rjust(26 - len(line_str) - 1) + " "
             else:
-                ret_string += f"{i+1}: submit your score".ljust(25, " ")
+                ret_string += f"{i+1}: submit your score".ljust(26, " ")
         ret_string += "\n"
 
     return ret_string + "```"
@@ -77,9 +92,9 @@ async def submit_score(
 
     boss_category_config = highscores_config["categories"][category]
 
-    # capping to 12 characters because runescape names are 12 characters long.
     # Splitting on pipe. My discord has multiple names on account split by pipe.
-    user = user.split("|")[0][:12]
+    # cap length to data defined length.
+    user = user.split("|")[0][: highscores_data["username_length"]]
 
     # strip leading zeros and colon from score
     score = score.lstrip("0:")