diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
index 786f6d4e1..3d85d6b32 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ progress_message() # $* = Message
     fi
 
     if [ $LOG_VERBOSITY -gt 1 ]; then
-        timestamp="$(date +'%b %d %T') "
+        timestamp="$(date +'%b %_d %T') "
         echo "${timestamp}$@" >> $STARTUP_LOG
     fi
 }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ progress_message2() # $* = Message
     fi
 
     if [ $LOG_VERBOSITY -gt 0 ]; then
-        timestamp="$(date +'%b %d %T') "
+        timestamp="$(date +'%b %_d %T') "
         echo "${timestamp}$@" >> $STARTUP_LOG
     fi
 }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ progress_message3() # $* = Message
     fi
 
     if [ $LOG_VERBOSITY -ge 0 ]; then
-        timestamp="$(date +'%b %d %T') "
+        timestamp="$(date +'%b %_d %T') "
         echo "${timestamp}$@" >> $STARTUP_LOG
     fi
 }
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6 b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
index c8e3a43b8..979a6ad65 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ progress_message() # $* = Message
     fi
 
     if [ $LOG_VERBOSITY -gt 1 ]; then
-        timestamp="$(date +'%b %d %T') "
+        timestamp="$(date +'%b %_d %T') "
         echo "${timestamp}$@" >> $STARTUP_LOG
     fi
 }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ progress_message2() # $* = Message
     fi
 
     if [ $LOG_VERBOSITY -gt 0 ]; then
-        timestamp="$(date +'%b %d %T') "
+        timestamp="$(date +'%b %_d %T') "
         echo "${timestamp}$@" >> $STARTUP_LOG
     fi
 }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ progress_message3() # $* = Message
     fi
 
     if [ $LOG_VERBOSITY -ge 0 ]; then
-        timestamp="$(date +'%b %d %T') "
+        timestamp="$(date +'%b %_d %T') "
         echo "${timestamp}$@" >> $STARTUP_LOG
     fi
 }
diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 64aed61a0..e3c74d4f0 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.13.1
 
-1)  Fix date formatting problem.
+None.
 
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.13
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.cli b/Shorewall/lib.cli
index 0b9be5df1..9cd898587 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.cli
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ hits_command() {
 			    option=
 			    ;;
 			t*)
-			    today=$(date +'^%b %d.*')
+			    today=$(date +'^%b %_d.*')
 			    option=${option#t}
 			    ;;
 			*)
diff --git a/Shorewall6/lib.cli b/Shorewall6/lib.cli
index d48da38b6..bb92dd839 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall6/lib.cli
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ hits_command() {
 			    option=
 			    ;;
 			t*)
-			    today=$(date +'^%b %d.*')
+			    today=$(date +'^%b %_d.*')
 			    option=${option#t}
 			    ;;
 			*)