diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/va-data-table/VaDataTable.demo.vue b/packages/ui/src/components/va-data-table/VaDataTable.demo.vue
index 03636e9480..a9e9ea8241 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/va-data-table/VaDataTable.demo.vue
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/va-data-table/VaDataTable.demo.vue
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
   data () {
     const formatDate = (date: Date) => {
-      return date.toLocaleDateString('en-Us', {
+      return new Date(date).toLocaleDateString('en-Us', {
         month: '2-digit',
         day: '2-digit',
         year: 'numeric',