diff --git a/src/frontend/hooks/useFormattedTimeSince.ts b/src/frontend/hooks/useFormattedTimeSince.ts
index 363baf2ff..8c394dc07 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hooks/useFormattedTimeSince.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/hooks/useFormattedTimeSince.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {Duration} from 'luxon';
 
 export const useFormattedTimeSince = (start: Date | null, interval: number) => {
   const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(new Date());
-  let startDate = start ? start : new Date();
+  let startDate = start ? new Date(start) : new Date();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setCurrentTime(new Date());