diff --git a/admin/cron.php b/admin/cron.php
index 0c00852d54d..9ffcd510502 100644
--- a/admin/cron.php
+++ b/admin/cron.php
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
             }
             @set_time_limit(0);
         } else {
-            mtrace('Next stats run after:'. date($timetocheck));
+            mtrace('Next stats run after:'. userdate($timetocheck));
         }
     }