diff --git a/models/users.model b/models/users.model
index df89446df..d2f804449 100644
--- a/models/users.model
+++ b/models/users.model
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ User json    -- Each Uni2work user has a corresponding row in this table; create
     maxFavourites  Int default=12           -- max number of non-manual entries in favourites bar (pruned only if below a set importance threshold)
     maxFavouriteTerms Int default=2         -- max number of term-sections in favourites bar
     theme          Theme default='ThemeDefault'  -- Color-theme of the frontend; user-defined
-    dateTimeFormat DateTimeFormat "default='%a %d %b %Y %R'" -- preferred Date+Time display format for user; user-defined
-    dateFormat     DateTimeFormat "default='%d.%m.%Y'"       -- preferred Date-only display format for user; user-defined
+    dateTimeFormat DateTimeFormat "default='%d %b %y %R'" -- preferred Date+Time display format for user; user-defined
+    dateFormat     DateTimeFormat "default='%d %b %Y'"       -- preferred Date-only display format for user; user-defined
     timeFormat     DateTimeFormat "default='%R'"             -- preferred Time-only display format for user; user-defined
     downloadFiles  Bool default=false           -- Should files be opened in browser or downloaded? (users often oblivious that their browser has a setting for this)
     languages      Languages Maybe          -- Preferred language; user-defined
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ UserSupervisor
     rerouteNotifications  Bool   -- User can be his own supervisor to receive notifications as well
     UniqueUserSupervisor supervisor user
     deriving Generic
-    
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