diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index 46e66f1..eb7a0e7 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ add_to_include_subject_tags:,tagsfromtitle.SPLIT,forumtags
 ## base_xenforoforum reads Published and Updated datetimes from
 ## Threadmarks if used, or from the posted & updated times of the
 ## 'first' post if no threadmarks.
-datePublished_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S
-dateUpdated_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S
+datePublished_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M
+dateUpdated_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M
 
 ## Only take the first X characters of the 'first' post to use as
 ## the description.
diff --git a/fanficfare/defaults.ini b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
index 337b471..33034ff 100644
--- a/fanficfare/defaults.ini
+++ b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ add_to_include_subject_tags:,tagsfromtitle.SPLIT,forumtags
 ## base_xenforoforum reads Published and Updated datetimes from
 ## Threadmarks if used, or from the posted & updated times of the
 ## 'first' post if no threadmarks.
-datePublished_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S
-dateUpdated_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S
+datePublished_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M
+dateUpdated_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M
 
 ## Only take the first X characters of the 'first' post to use as
 ## the description.