diff --git a/assets/js/butter-dir-listing.js b/assets/js/butter-dir-listing.js
index 284832f..4f22b67 100644
--- a/assets/js/butter-dir-listing.js
+++ b/assets/js/butter-dir-listing.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ const getFileDivHTML = (file_name, size, date, href) => {
     if (supported_extensions.includes(extension)) {
         icon = "ext-" + extension + ".svg";
     }
+    // turn date from "2021-09-01 12:34:56" to "Sep 1, 2021"
+    date = new Date(date).toLocaleDateString('en-US', { month: 'short', day: 'numeric', year: 'numeric' });
     return `
     <a class="filerow" href="${href}">
         <div class="logo-filerow">