diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/local_time_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/local_time_controller.js
index 40ff30f09..d38420332 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/local_time_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/local_time_controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
-import { differenceInDays } from "helpers/date_helpers"
+import { differenceInDays, secondsToDate } from "helpers/date_helpers"
 
 const DEFAULT_LOCALE = "en-US"
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default class extends Controller {
   }
 
   #formatTime(formatter, target) {
-    const dt = new Date(parseInt(target.getAttribute("datetime"))*1000)
+    const dt = secondsToDate(parseInt(target.getAttribute("datetime")))
     target.innerHTML = formatter.format(dt)
     target.title = this.datetimeFormatter.format(dt)
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/helpers/date_helpers.js b/app/javascript/helpers/date_helpers.js
index 529b2968e..b8d9855f4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/helpers/date_helpers.js
+++ b/app/javascript/helpers/date_helpers.js
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ export function signedDifferenceInDays(fromDate, toDate) {
 export function beginningOfDay(date) {
   return new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate())
 }
+
+export function secondsToDate(seconds) {
+  return new Date(seconds * 1000)
+}