diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/filters/dates.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/filters/dates.js.coffee
index 91efe89d1e..8793ddefd8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/filters/dates.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/filters/dates.js.coffee
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+@API_DATETIME_FORMAT = "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:SS Z"
+
 Darkswarm.filter "date_in_words", ->
-  (date) ->
-    moment(date).fromNow()
+  (date, dateFormat) ->
+    dateFormat ?= @API_DATETIME_FORMAT
+    moment(date, dateFormat).fromNow()
 
 Darkswarm.filter "sensible_timeframe", (date_in_wordsFilter)->
-  (date) ->
-    if moment().add(2, 'days') < moment(date)
+  (date, dateFormat) ->
+    dateFormat ?= @API_DATETIME_FORMAT
+
+    if moment().add(2, 'days') < moment(date, dateFormat)
       t 'orders_open'
     else
       t('closing') + date_in_wordsFilter(date)