diff --git a/client/src/components/Markdown/Elements/InvocationTime.vue b/client/src/components/Markdown/Elements/InvocationTime.vue
index 63355884e82d..b335bb377974 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Markdown/Elements/InvocationTime.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Markdown/Elements/InvocationTime.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default {
     computed: {
         content() {
             const invocation = this.invocations[this.args.invocation_id];
-            return invocation && invocation["create_time"];
+            return invocation && new Date(invocation["create_time"]).toUTCString();
         },
     },
 };
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/managers/markdown_util.py b/lib/galaxy/managers/markdown_util.py
index 4e5219251ccc..e76501b7dc0f 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/managers/markdown_util.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/managers/markdown_util.py
@@ -347,7 +347,9 @@ def handle_generate_time(self, line, generate_time):
         pass
 
     def handle_invocation_time(self, line, invocation):
-        self.ensure_rendering_data_for("invocations", invocation)["create_time"] = invocation.create_time.isoformat()
+        self.ensure_rendering_data_for("invocations", invocation)["create_time"] = invocation.create_time.strftime(
+            "%Y-%m-%d, %H:%M:%S"
+        )
 
     def handle_dataset_type(self, line, hda):
         self.extend_history_dataset_rendering_data(hda, "ext", hda.ext, "*Unknown dataset type*")
@@ -547,7 +549,7 @@ def handle_generate_time(self, line, generate_time):
         return (content, True)
 
     def handle_invocation_time(self, line, invocation):
-        content = literal_via_fence(invocation.create_time.isoformat())
+        content = literal_via_fence(invocation.create_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d, %H:%M:%S"))
         return (content, True)
 
     def handle_dataset_name(self, line, hda):
diff --git a/test/unit/app/managers/test_markdown_export.py b/test/unit/app/managers/test_markdown_export.py
index 64c4df408d47..72f5b900a5d7 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/managers/test_markdown_export.py
+++ b/test/unit/app/managers/test_markdown_export.py
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ def test_generate_invocation_time(self):
         invocation = self._new_invocation()
         self.app.workflow_manager.get_invocation.side_effect = [invocation]  # type: ignore[attr-defined,union-attr]
         result = self._to_basic(example)
-        assert f"\n    {invocation.create_time.isoformat()}" in result
+        expectedtime = invocation.create_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d, %H:%M:%S")
+        assert f"\n    {expectedtime}" in result
 
     def test_job_parameters(self):
         job = model.Job()
@@ -412,7 +413,9 @@ def test_get_invocation_time(self):
         result, extra_data = self._ready_export(example)
         assert "invocations" in extra_data
         assert "create_time" in extra_data["invocations"]["be8be0fd2ce547f6"]
-        assert extra_data["invocations"]["be8be0fd2ce547f6"]["create_time"] == invocation.create_time.isoformat()
+        assert extra_data["invocations"]["be8be0fd2ce547f6"]["create_time"] == invocation.create_time.strftime(
+            "%Y-%m-%d, %H:%M:%S"
+        )
 
     def _ready_export(self, example):
         return ready_galaxy_markdown_for_export(self.trans, example)