diff --git a/src/image_metadata/mod.rs b/src/image_metadata/mod.rs
index 5e23ef5..8303295 100644
--- a/src/image_metadata/mod.rs
+++ b/src/image_metadata/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub use gps::GPSLocation;
 pub use obj::LpImageMetadata;
 
 use crate::i18n::*;
+use crate::util;
 
 use gtk::glib;
 
@@ -95,10 +96,7 @@ impl ImageMetadata {
                                 dt.minute.into(),
                                 dt.second.into(),
                             ) {
-                                // Translators: Date (%x) and time (%X) combined
-                                if let Ok(formatted) = datetime.format(&i18n("%x %X")) {
-                                    return Some(formatted.to_string());
-                                }
+                                return util::datetime_fmt(&datetime);
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 02d3523..347c5bb 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Write};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
+/// Returns localized date + time format
+pub fn datetime_fmt(datetime: &glib::DateTime) -> Option<String> {
+    // Translators: This is the date and time format we use in metadata output etc.
+    // The format has to follow <https://docs.gtk.org/glib/method.DateTime.format.html>
+    // The default is already translated. Don't change if you are not sure what to use.
+    let datetime_format = i18n("%x %X");
+
+    let fmt = datetime.format(&datetime_format);
+
+    if let Err(err) = &fmt {
+        log::error!("Could not format DateTime with '{datetime_format}': {err}");
+    }
+
+    fmt.ok().map(|x| x.to_string())
+}
+
 pub fn get_file_display_name(file: &gio::File) -> Option<String> {
     let info = query_attributes(file, vec![gio::FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME]).ok()?;
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/properties_view.rs b/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
index 92b9686..8154176 100644
--- a/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/properties_view.rs
@@ -355,16 +355,14 @@ impl LpPropertiesView {
     #[template_callback]
     fn created_date(&self, info: Option<gio::FileInfo>) -> String {
         info.and_then(|i| i.creation_date_time())
-            .and_then(|t| t.format("%x, %X").ok())
-            .map(|t| t.to_string())
+            .and_then(|t| util::datetime_fmt(&t))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| FALLBACK.to_owned())
     }
 
     #[template_callback]
     fn modified_date(&self, info: Option<gio::FileInfo>) -> String {
         info.and_then(|i| i.modification_date_time())
-            .and_then(|t| t.format("%x, %X").ok())
-            .map(|t| t.to_string())
+            .and_then(|t| util::datetime_fmt(&t))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| FALLBACK.to_owned())
     }