diff --git a/svs/models.py b/svs/models.py
index e088c59e3..601692b1e 100644
--- a/svs/models.py
+++ b/svs/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import uuid as uuid_object
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+from django.utils.timezone import localtime
+
 from varfish.utils import JSONField
 from variants.helpers import get_engine
 from bgjobs.models import BackgroundJob, JobModelMessageMixin
@@ -308,6 +310,9 @@ class _UserAnnotation(models.Model):
     def get_variant_description(self):
         return "({}) chr{}:{}-{}".format(self.sv_type, self.chromosome, self.start, self.end)
 
+    def get_date_created(self):
+        return localtime(self.date_created).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
+
     class Meta:
         abstract = True
         indexes = (models.Index(fields=["case", "release", "bin"]),)
diff --git a/variants/templates/variants/case/detail_annotation.html b/variants/templates/variants/case/detail_annotation.html
index bf8d98630..84e2c9762 100644
--- a/variants/templates/variants/case/detail_annotation.html
+++ b/variants/templates/variants/case/detail_annotation.html
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ <h4>
                   <div id="display-comment-{{ comment|keyvalue:"sodar_uuid" }}">
                     <span class="small text-muted">
                       <strong>{{ comment|keyvalue:"username" }}</strong>
-                      {{ comment|keyvalue:"date_created"|date:"Y/m/d H:i" }}:
+                      {{ comment|keyvalue:"date_created" }}:
                     </span>
                     <em>{{ comment|keyvalue:"text" }}</em>
 {#                    {% if comment|keyvalue:"user" == request.user or request.user.is_superuser %}#}