diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
index bcece900..3393b591 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
@@ -498,10 +498,35 @@ $(document).on('keypress',function(e) {
           $('.input_time').jclock(options);
         });
 
+        var fmt = "<?php
+		// Borrowed from ..\qso\index.php
+		// Get Date format
+        if($this->session->userdata('user_date_format')) {
+            // If Logged in and session exists
+            $custom_date_format = $this->session->userdata('user_date_format');
+        } else {
+            // Get Default date format from /config/cloudlog.php
+            $custom_date_format = $this->config->item('qso_date_format');
+        }
+		// php format string
+		$find = array('d',  // Day of month (2 digit)
+                      'm',  // Numeric month (2 digit)
+                      'M',  // Month abbreviation (3 char)
+                      'Y',  // Year (4 digit)
+                      'y'); // Year (2 digit)
+		// jclock format string
+		$replace = array('%d',  // Day of month (2 digit)
+                         '%m',  // Numeric month (2 digit)
+                         '%b',  // Month abbreviation (3 char)
+                         '%Y',  // Year (4 digit)
+                         '%y'); // Year (2 digit)
+		echo str_replace($find, $replace, $custom_date_format)
+		?>"
+
         $(function($) {
           var options = {
             utc: true,
-            format: '%d-%m-%Y'
+            format: fmt
           }
           $('.input_date').jclock(options);
         });
diff --git a/application/views/qso/index.php b/application/views/qso/index.php
index 3a2fa808..420ea7cf 100755
--- a/application/views/qso/index.php
+++ b/application/views/qso/index.php
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@
         </ul>
       </div>
 
+      <?php
+
+      // Get Date format
+      if($this->session->userdata('user_date_format')) {
+          // If Logged in and session exists
+          $custom_date_format = $this->session->userdata('user_date_format');
+      } else {
+          // Get Default date format from /config/cloudlog.php
+          $custom_date_format = $this->config->item('qso_date_format');
+      }
+
+      ?>
+
       <div class="card-body">
         <div class="tab-content" id="myTabContent">
           <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="qso" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="qso-tab">
@@ -42,7 +55,7 @@
               <div class="form-row">
                 <div class="form-group col-md-6">
                   <label for="start_date"><?php echo $this->lang->line('general_word_date'); ?></label>
-                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_date" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php if (($this->session->userdata('start_date') != NULL && ((time() - $this->session->userdata('time_stamp')) < 24 * 60 * 60))) { echo $this->session->userdata('start_date'); } else { echo date('d-m-Y');}?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> >
+                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_date" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php if (($this->session->userdata('start_date') != NULL && ((time() - $this->session->userdata('time_stamp')) < 24 * 60 * 60))) { echo date($custom_date_format, strtotime($this->session->userdata('start_date'))); } else { echo date($custom_date_format); }?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> >
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="form-group col-md-6">
@@ -51,7 +64,7 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <?php if ( $_GET['manual'] == 0 ) { ?>
-                  <input class="input_time" type="hidden" id="start_time"  name="start_time"value="<?php echo date('H:i'); ?>" />
+                  <input class="input_time" type="hidden" id="start_time" name="start_time" value="<?php echo date('H:i'); ?>" />
                   <input class="input_date" type="hidden" id="start_date" name="start_date" value="<?php echo date('d-m-Y'); ?>" />
                 <?php } ?>
               </div>
@@ -513,16 +526,7 @@
                 <td><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_band'); ?></td>
               </tr>
 
-              <?php
-
-			  // Get Date format
-			  if($this->session->userdata('user_date_format')) {
-				  // If Logged in and session exists
-				  $custom_date_format = $this->session->userdata('user_date_format');
-			  } else {
-				  // Get Default date format from /config/cloudlog.php
-				  $custom_date_format = $this->config->item('qso_date_format');
-			  }
+			  <?php
 
 			  $i = 0;
               foreach ($query->result() as $row) {