diff --git a/webapp/constants/dateTime.js b/webapp/constants/dateTime.js
index 25294c172..d7b4116db 100644
--- a/webapp/constants/dateTime.js
+++ b/webapp/constants/dateTime.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // this file is duplicated in `backend/src/config/metadata.js` and `webapp/constants/metadata.js`
 export default {
-  RELATIVE_DATETIME: true,
+  RELATIVE_DATETIME: false,
   ABSOLUT_DATETIME_FORMAT: 'P',
 }