diff --git a/packages/tauri/src/virtual_branches/virtual.rs b/packages/tauri/src/virtual_branches/virtual.rs
index 79a096d36..85d70677a 100644
--- a/packages/tauri/src/virtual_branches/virtual.rs
+++ b/packages/tauri/src/virtual_branches/virtual.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub struct VirtualBranch {
     pub upstream: Option<RemoteBranch>, // the upstream branch where this branch pushes to, if any
     pub base_current: bool, // is this vbranch based on the current base branch? if false, this needs to be manually merged with conflicts
     pub ownership: Ownership,
-    pub updated_timestamp_ms: u128,
+    pub updated_at: u128,
 }
 
 // this is the struct that maps to the view `Commit` type in Typescript
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ pub fn list_virtual_branches(
             conflicted: conflicts::is_resolving(project_repository),
             base_current,
             ownership: branch.ownership.clone(),
-            updated_timestamp_ms: branch.updated_timestamp_ms,
+            updated_at: branch.updated_timestamp_ms,
         };
         branches.push(branch);
     }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/branches/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/branches/types.ts
index 4c9203349..5a500546c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/branches/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/branches/types.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ export class CombinedBranch {
 	get modifiedAt(): Date | undefined {
 		if (this.pr) return this.pr.modifiedAt || this.pr.createdAt;
 		if (this.remoteBranch) return this.remoteBranch.lastCommitTs;
-		return this.vbranch?.updatedTimestamp;
+		return this.vbranch?.updatedAt;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/vbranches/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/vbranches/types.ts
index 51a2d3dea..aa0b668e6 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/vbranches/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/vbranches/types.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,8 @@ export class Branch {
 	// If the branch has been already applied, then it was either performed cleanly or we generated conflict markers in the diffs.
 	// (therefore this field is applicable for stashed/unapplied or remote branches, i.e. active == false)
 	isMergeable!: Promise<boolean>;
-	updatedTimestampMs!: number;
-
-	get updatedTimestamp(): Date {
-		return new Date(this.updatedTimestampMs);
-	}
+	@Transform((obj) => new Date(obj.value))
+	updatedAt!: Date;
 
 	get upstreamName() {
 		return this.upstream?.name.split('/').slice(-1)[0];