diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js b/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
index ec6540cc8..51a04f663 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const FORM_DATE_FORMAT_MOMENT = {
  * @param {*} formatOut format string of the desired output date string
  */
 function reformatDateString(dateStr, formatIn, formatOut) {
-  const parsedMomentDate = moment(dateStr, formatIn);
+  const parsedMomentDate = moment(dateStr, [formatIn, formatOut]);
   return parsedMomentDate.isValid() ? parsedMomentDate.format(formatOut) : dateStr;
 }