diff --git a/i3blocks.conf b/i3blocks.conf
index 9f7064d..eeab851 100644
--- a/i3blocks.conf
+++ b/i3blocks.conf
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ color=#18FFFF
 # Date Time
 #
 [time]
-command=date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+label=
+command=date "+%a, %b %_d %Y %I:%M%P"
 interval=1
 
 # OpenVPN support