diff --git a/src/helpers/date-helper.js b/src/helpers/date-helper.js
index 7a8c3e71d..756863765 100644
--- a/src/helpers/date-helper.js
+++ b/src/helpers/date-helper.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function shortTimeString(date) {
     // Use a ternary operator to check if the input is a valid date object
     return date instanceof Date
         ? // Use the built-in method toLocaleTimeString() to get the short time string in the current locale
-          date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: "numeric", minute: "numeric", hour12: true })
+          date.toLocaleTimeString("en-us", { hour: "numeric", minute: "numeric", hour12: true })
         : // Return undefined if the input is not a valid date object
           undefined;
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/date-helper.spec.js b/src/helpers/date-helper.spec.js
index aa8839663..a61af9977 100644
--- a/src/helpers/date-helper.spec.js
+++ b/src/helpers/date-helper.spec.js
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ describe("date-helper.js", () => {
 
     it("getDateFormat should return date in the given format.", () => {
         // Arrange / Act
-        const date = new Date("2023-10-01");
+        const dateString = "2023-10-01";
+        const dateParts = dateString.split("-");
+        const date = new Date(dateParts[0], parseInt(dateParts[1]) - 1, dateParts[2]);
         const format = "yyyy-MM-dd";
         const formattedDate = getDateFormat(date, format);