diff --git a/crontab/swclock.in b/crontab/swclock.in
index b5ae7af..5ca385f 100644
--- a/crontab/swclock.in
+++ b/crontab/swclock.in
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 5 */4 * * * @SCRIPTDIR@/setntpdate.sh > /dev/null
-@hourly date --utc +%%m%%d%%H%%M%%Y.%%S > @STATEFILESPATH@/swclock
+@hourly date --utc +%m%d%H%M%Y.%S > @STATEFILESPATH@/swclock