diff --git a/src/lib/svc/method/zfs-auto-snapshot b/src/lib/svc/method/zfs-auto-snapshot
index 3503c10..3b3b0f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/svc/method/zfs-auto-snapshot
+++ b/src/lib/svc/method/zfs-auto-snapshot
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ function take_snapshot {
 	fi
 
 	typeset SEP=$sep
-	typeset DATE=$(date +%F-%H%M%S)
+	typeset DATE=$(date +%F-%H%M)
 	typeset FILESYS="$fs_name"
 	typeset KEEP=$keep
 	typeset SNAP_CHILDREN=$snapshot_children