diff --git a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
index 2084ff63..5ca3d420 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
+++ b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
   function fresh() {
     const at = Date.parse(data?.generatedAt), ago = Number.isFinite(at) ? age(Math.max(0, Math.round((Date.now() - at) / 1000))) : null;
     if (!data) { $('fresh-board').innerHTML = failed === 'refused' ? 'Board <span class="warn">not read: refused</span>' : failed ? 'Board <span class="warn">not read: the read failed</span>' : 'Board not read yet'; return; }
-    const scan = `Board scanned <b>${esc(Number.isFinite(at) ? `${new Date(at).toISOString().slice(11, 19)} UTC` : 'unknown')}</b>${ago ? ` (${ago} ago)` : ''}`;
+    const scan = `Board scanned <b>${esc(Number.isFinite(at) ? new Date(at).toLocaleTimeString([], { hour12: false }) : 'unknown')}</b>${ago ? ` (${ago} ago)` : ''}`;
     $('fresh-board').innerHTML = failed ? `${scan} · <span class="warn">stale: the last refresh failed</span>` : scan;
   }
   setInterval(() => { if (data) fresh(); }, 5000);