diff --git a/app/helpers/contracts_helper.rb b/app/helpers/contracts_helper.rb
index 4e0d237..0975f3f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/contracts_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/contracts_helper.rb
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ module ContractsHelper
     end
   end
 
-  def format_value_field_for_contracts(value)
-    number_with_precision(value, :precision => Contract::ViewPrecision, :delimiter => ',')
+  def format_value_field_for_contracts(value, options={})
+    opt = {:unit => '', :precision => Contract::ViewPrecision, :delimiter => ','}.merge(options)
+    number_to_currency(value, opt)
   end
 
   def format_as_yes_or_no(value)
diff --git a/app/views/contracts/show.html.erb b/app/views/contracts/show.html.erb
index 6b6f71f..826b1dc 100644
--- a/app/views/contracts/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/contracts/show.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <% if resource.orphaned_time && resource.orphaned_time > 0 %>
   <div class="error_msg">
     <p>
-      <%= l(:text_error_message_orphaned_time, :amount => format_value_field_for_contracts(resource.orphaned_time)) %> 
+      <%= l(:text_error_message_orphaned_time, :amount => format_value_field_for_contracts(resource.orphaned_time, :unit => '$')) %> 
       <%= link_to_issue_list_with_filter(l(:text_error_message_update_orphaned_time), :deliverable_id => '!*') %>
     </p>
   </div>