diff --git a/core/client/views/post-settings.js b/core/client/views/post-settings.js
index fc777ab927..ad99dcc735 100644
--- a/core/client/views/post-settings.js
+++ b/core/client/views/post-settings.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                 pubDate = this.model ? this.model.get('published_at') : 'Not Published',
                 $pubDateEl = this.$('.post-setting-date'),
                 $postSettingSlugEl = this.$('.post-setting-slug'),
-                publishedDateFormat = 'DD MMM YY HH:mm';
+                publishedDateFormat = 'DD MMM YY @ HH:mm';
 
             $postSettingSlugEl.val(slug);
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
             e.preventDefault();
             var self = this,
                 parseDateFormats = ['DD MMM YY HH:mm', 'DD MMM YYYY HH:mm', 'DD/MM/YY HH:mm', 'DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm', 'DD-MM-YY HH:mm', 'DD-MM-YYYY HH:mm'],
-                displayDateFormat = 'DD MMM YY HH:mm',
+                displayDateFormat = 'DD MMM YY @ HH:mm',
                 errMessage = '',
                 pubDate = self.model.get('published_at'),
                 pubDateEl = e.currentTarget,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 
             // Validate new Published date
             if (!newPubDateMoment.isValid()) {
-                errMessage = 'Published Date must be a valid date with format: DD MMM YY HH:mm (e.g. 6 Dec 14 15:00)';
+                errMessage = 'Published Date must be a valid date with format: DD MMM YY @ HH:mm (e.g. 6 Dec 14 @ 15:00)';
             }
 
             if (newPubDateMoment.diff(new Date(), 'h') > 0) {