diff --git a/ckan/templates/_util.html b/ckan/templates/_util.html
index 6142b80ceda..a4c42730fcf 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/_util.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/_util.html
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
       </py:otherwise>
     </py:choose>
     <span class="date">
-      ${h.render_datetime(activity.timestamp, '%B %d %Y')}
+      ${h.render_datetime(activity.timestamp)}
     </span>
   </div>