diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/AbsoluteTimeFormatter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/AbsoluteTimeFormatter.kt
index 7d46388ba..86f2e66fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/AbsoluteTimeFormatter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/AbsoluteTimeFormatter.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import java.util.TimeZone
 
 class AbsoluteTimeFormatter @JvmOverloads constructor(private val tz: TimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault()) {
     private val sameDaySdf = SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm", Locale.getDefault()).apply { this.timeZone = tz }
-    private val sameYearSdf = SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd HH:mm", Locale.getDefault()).apply { this.timeZone = tz }
+    private val sameYearSdf = SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM, HH:mm", Locale.getDefault()).apply { this.timeZone = tz }
     private val otherYearSdf = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", Locale.getDefault()).apply { this.timeZone = tz }
     private val otherYearCompleteSdf = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm", Locale.getDefault()).apply { this.timeZone = tz }
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/AbsoluteTimeFormatterTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/AbsoluteTimeFormatterTest.kt
index 57f3bed47..435cbbc8e 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/AbsoluteTimeFormatterTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/AbsoluteTimeFormatterTest.kt
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ class AbsoluteTimeFormatterTest {
     @Test
     fun `same year formatting`() {
         val nextDay = Date.from(Instant.parse("2022-04-12T00:10:00.00Z"))
-        assertEquals("04-12 00:10", formatter.format(nextDay, true, now))
-        assertEquals("04-12 00:10", formatter.format(nextDay, false, now))
+        assertEquals("12 Apr, 00:10", formatter.format(nextDay, true, now))
+        assertEquals("12 Apr, 00:10", formatter.format(nextDay, false, now))
         val endOfYear = Date.from(Instant.parse("2022-12-31T23:59:00.00Z"))
-        assertEquals("12-31 23:59", formatter.format(endOfYear, true, now))
-        assertEquals("12-31 23:59", formatter.format(endOfYear, false, now))
+        assertEquals("31 Dec, 23:59", formatter.format(endOfYear, true, now))
+        assertEquals("31 Dec, 23:59", formatter.format(endOfYear, false, now))
     }
 
     @Test