diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/NotificationsAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/NotificationsAdapter.java
index 248aa047e..8c2eb221b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/NotificationsAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/NotificationsAdapter.java
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ public class NotificationsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter {
         private StatusViewData.Concrete statusViewData;
 
         private boolean useAbsoluteTime;
-        private SimpleDateFormat sdf;
-        private boolean passed1day;
+        private SimpleDateFormat shortSdf;
+        private SimpleDateFormat longSdf;
 
         StatusNotificationViewHolder(View itemView, boolean useAbsoluteTime) {
             super(itemView);
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ public class NotificationsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter {
             contentWarningButton.setOnCheckedChangeListener(this);
 
             this.useAbsoluteTime = useAbsoluteTime;
-            sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
-            passed1day = false;
+            shortSdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
+            longSdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
         }
 
         private void showNotificationContent(boolean show) {
@@ -385,13 +385,11 @@ public class NotificationsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter {
             if (useAbsoluteTime) {
                 String time;
                 if (createdAt != null) {
-                    if (!passed1day) {
-                        if (new Date().getTime() - createdAt.getTime() > 86400000L) {
-                            passed1day = true;
-                            sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
-                        }
+                    if (System.currentTimeMillis() - createdAt.getTime() > 86400000L) {
+                        time = longSdf.format(createdAt);
+                    } else {
+                        time = shortSdf.format(createdAt);
                     }
-                    time = sdf.format(createdAt);
                 } else {
                     time = "??:??:??";
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
index d3e0772b9..2d7f0fa77 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
     TextView contentWarningDescription;
 
     private boolean useAbsoluteTime;
-    private SimpleDateFormat sdf;
-    private boolean passed1day;
+    private SimpleDateFormat shortSdf;
+    private SimpleDateFormat longSdf;
 
     StatusBaseViewHolder(View itemView, boolean useAbsoluteTime) {
         super(itemView);
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
         contentWarningButton = itemView.findViewById(R.id.status_content_warning_button);
 
         this.useAbsoluteTime = useAbsoluteTime;
-        sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
-        passed1day = false;
+        shortSdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
+        longSdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
     }
 
     protected abstract int getMediaPreviewHeight(Context context);
@@ -139,13 +139,11 @@ abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
         if (useAbsoluteTime) {
             String time;
             if (createdAt != null) {
-                if (!passed1day) {
-                    if (new Date().getTime() - createdAt.getTime() > 86400000L) {
-                        passed1day = true;
-                        sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
-                    }
+                if (System.currentTimeMillis() - createdAt.getTime() > 86400000L) {
+                    time = longSdf.format(createdAt);
+                } else {
+                    time = shortSdf.format(createdAt);
                 }
-                time = sdf.format(createdAt);
             } else {
                 time = "??:??:??";
             }