diff --git a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/commons/ObjectUtils.java b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/commons/ObjectUtils.java
index 9376f37..ff2f882 100644
--- a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/commons/ObjectUtils.java
+++ b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/commons/ObjectUtils.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ObjectUtils.class);
 
     private static final String DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd";
-	private static final String DATETIME_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss";
+	private static final String DATETIME_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss";
 
     private ObjectUtils()
     {