diff --git a/application/views/mobile_first/ah-h1.php b/application/views/mobile_first/ah-h1.php
index cd04cc32..ae310886 100644
--- a/application/views/mobile_first/ah-h1.php
+++ b/application/views/mobile_first/ah-h1.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             </div>
             <div class="infotoptitle">
                 <h1 class="whitefont"><?php echo !empty($information->ic_title)?$information->ic_title:'H1 title asiahighlights mobile first template'; ?></h1>
-                <div class="authorupdate">By <strong><?php echo !empty($author)?$author->OPI_FirstName:'author nickname'; ?></strong>Updated <?php echo date("M. j, Y",$information->ic_datetime); ?></div>
+                <div class="authorupdate">By <strong><?php echo !empty($author)?$author->OPI_FirstName:'author nickname'; ?></strong>Updated <?php echo date("M. j, Y",strtotime($information->ic_datetime)); ?></div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/application/views/mobile_first/ch-h1.php b/application/views/mobile_first/ch-h1.php
index 41934d07..01171015 100644
--- a/application/views/mobile_first/ch-h1.php
+++ b/application/views/mobile_first/ch-h1.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     </div>
     <h1><?php echo !empty($ic_title)?$ic_title:'H1 title Chinahighlights mobile first template'; ?></h1>
     <!--<p class="subheadline">to do</p> -->
-    <div class="authorupdate">Written by <strong><?php echo !empty($author)?$author->OPI_FirstName:'author nickname'; ?></strong>Updated <?php echo date("M. j, Y",$ic_datetime); ?></div>
+    <div class="authorupdate">Written by <strong><?php echo !empty($author)?$author->OPI_FirstName:'author nickname'; ?></strong>Updated <?php echo date("M. j, Y",strtotime($ic_datetime)); ?></div>
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     <style>
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