diff --git a/src/helper_startup.py b/src/helper_startup.py
index a194a574..b7a1ef1b 100644
--- a/src/helper_startup.py
+++ b/src/helper_startup.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def loadConfig():
         shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion', '10')
         shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'port', '8444')
         shared.config.set(
-            'bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat', '%%a, %%d %%b %%Y  %%I:%%M %%p')
+            'bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat', '%%c')
         shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'blackwhitelist', 'black')
         shared.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'startonlogon', 'false')
         if 'linux' in sys.platform: