diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/mail/AppealMail.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/mail/AppealMail.java
index fe5f130..483f745 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/mail/AppealMail.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/mail/AppealMail.java
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.thymeleaf.context.Context;
 import org.thymeleaf.spring6.SpringTemplateEngine;
 
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+
 @Slf4j
 @Service
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
@@ -53,7 +56,9 @@ public class AppealMail {
         Context context = new Context();
         context.setVariable("appeal", appeal);
         context.setVariable("history", history);
-        context.setVariable("createdAt", appeal.createdAt().toString());
+        context.setVariable("createdAt", appeal.createdAt()
+                                               .atZone(ZoneId.of("UTC"))
+                                               .format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy MMMM dd hh:mm a '(UTC)'")));
         context.setVariable("active", history.getUntil() <= 0 || history.getUntil() > System.currentTimeMillis());
         String content = templateEngine.process("appeal-email", context);