diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/code/server/git_operations.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/code/server/git_operations.ts
index c303e5656c551..3c8e8a38d1089 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/code/server/git_operations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/code/server/git_operations.ts
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ export class GitOperations {
     const options: any = {
       n: count,
       format: {
-        updated: '%ai',
+        updated: '%aI',
         message: '%B',
         author: '%an',
         authorEmail: '%ae',