diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/config/ScmConfiguration.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/config/ScmConfiguration.java
index 7c49da3c9c..ff8b0d9299 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/config/ScmConfiguration.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/config/ScmConfiguration.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class ScmConfiguration
 {
 
   /** Default JavaScript date format */
-  public static final String DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT = "Y-m-d H:i:s";
+  public static final String DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT = "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss";
 
   /** Default plugin url */
   public static final String DEFAULT_PLUGINURL =