diff --git a/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_complete.tpl.php b/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_complete.tpl.php
index af1a085..f88585d 100644
--- a/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_complete.tpl.php
+++ b/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_complete.tpl.php
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@
       $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
       $failed = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$transaction['failed'],$timezone=$tz);
       if ( $failed )
-          print $failed->format( 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
+          print format_date( $failed->getTimestamp(), 'custom', 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
     ?></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
+
 <?php if ( $transaction[ 'cancelled' ] ): ?>
     <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">This transaction was <strong>cancelled</strong> on
     <?php
       $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
       $cancelled = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$transaction['cancelled'],$timezone=$tz);
       if ( $cancelled )
-          print $cancelled->format( 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
+          print format_date( $cancelled->getTimestamp(), 'custom', 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
     ?>.</div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
                     $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
                     $created = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$transaction['created'],$timezone=$tz);
                     if ( $created )
-                        print $created->format( 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
+                        print format_date( $created->getTimestamp(), 'custom', 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
                     else
                         print '<em>pending</em>';
                     ?></p>
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@
                     $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
                     $completed = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$transaction['completed'],$timezone=$tz);
                     if ( $completed )
-                        print $completed->format( 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
+                        print format_date( $completed->getTimestamp(), 'custom', 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
                     else
                         print '<em>pending</em>';
                     ?></p>
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@
                     $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
                     $sent = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$transaction['sent'],$timezone=$tz);
                     if ( $sent )
-                        print $sent->format( 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
+                        print format_date( $sent->getTimestamp(), 'custom', 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
                     else
                         print '<em>pending</em>';
                     ?></p>
diff --git a/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_incomplete.tpl.php b/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_incomplete.tpl.php
index 6e946ae..5b6f4ef 100644
--- a/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_incomplete.tpl.php
+++ b/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_incomplete.tpl.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
       $failed = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$transaction['failed'],$timezone=$tz);
       if ( $failed )
-          print $failed->format( 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
+          print format_date( $failed->getTimestamp(), 'custom', 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
     ?></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
       $cancelled = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$transaction['cancelled'],$timezone=$tz);
       if ( $cancelled )
-          print $cancelled->format( 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
+          print format_date( $cancelled->getTimestamp(), 'custom', 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
     ?>.</div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                     $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
                     $created = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$transaction['created'],$timezone=$tz);
                     if ( $created )
-                        print $created->format( 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
+                        print format_date( $created->getTimestamp(), 'custom', 'j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
                     else
                         print '<em>pending</em>';
                     ?></p>
diff --git a/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_mailshot.tpl.php b/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_mailshot.tpl.php
index beafa1f..c7f911b 100644
--- a/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_mailshot.tpl.php
+++ b/fulcrm_shoppingcart_transaction_mailshot.tpl.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
     $completed = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z',$mailshot['completed'],$timezone=$tz);
     if ( $completed )
-        print $completed->format( '\s\e\n\t \o\n j/M/Y \a\t ga' );
+        print format_date( $completed->getTimestamp(), 'custom', '\s\e\n\t \o\n j/M/Y \@ g:ia' );
     ?></small>
     <?php foreach ( $mailshot['_view_urls']['text/html'] as $k => $v ): ?>
         <a href="<?php print check_plain($v); ?>" target="_blank">view</a>