diff --git a/src/aind_data_transfer_service/configs/job_upload_template.py b/src/aind_data_transfer_service/configs/job_upload_template.py
index 7939372..e2b1f43 100644
--- a/src/aind_data_transfer_service/configs/job_upload_template.py
+++ b/src/aind_data_transfer_service/configs/job_upload_template.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class JobUploadTemplate:
 
     FILE_NAME = "job_upload_template.xlsx"
     NUM_TEMPLATE_ROWS = 20
-    XLSX_DATETIME_FORMAT = "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss"
+    XLSX_DATETIME_FORMAT = "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss"
     HEADERS = [
         "platform",
         "acq_datetime",
diff --git a/tests/resources/job_upload_template.xlsx b/tests/resources/job_upload_template.xlsx
index ee46804..7bb211c 100644
Binary files a/tests/resources/job_upload_template.xlsx and b/tests/resources/job_upload_template.xlsx differ