diff --git a/src/hooks/useCountdown.ts b/src/hooks/useCountdown.ts
index 9ac27fb..b635e33 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCountdown.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCountdown.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ export const formatCountdown = (seconds: number, t: TFunction) => {
   const secs = seconds % 60;
 
   if (mins > 0 && secs > 0) {
-    return t('OTP.Countdown.MinuteAndSecond', { mins: ef(mins), secs: ef(secs) });
+    return ef(t('OTP.Countdown.MinuteAndSecond', { mins, secs }));
   }
   if (mins > 0) {
-    return t('OTP.Countdown.Minute', { count: ef(mins) });
+    return ef(t('OTP.Countdown.Minute', { count: mins }));
   }
-  return t('OTP.Countdown.Second', { count: ef(secs) });
+  return ef(t('OTP.Countdown.Second', { count: secs }));
 };
 
 export const useCountdown = (shouldStart: boolean, duration: number = 30, delay: number = 1000) => {