diff --git a/test/ReactViews/Workbench/Controls/DateTimeSelectorSectionSpec.tsx b/test/ReactViews/Workbench/Controls/DateTimeSelectorSectionSpec.tsx
index 5980374064b..610fceec021 100644
--- a/test/ReactViews/Workbench/Controls/DateTimeSelectorSectionSpec.tsx
+++ b/test/ReactViews/Workbench/Controls/DateTimeSelectorSectionSpec.tsx
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ describe("DateTimeSelectorSection", function () {
   it("A datetime selector is rendered", function () {
     expect(buttons).toBeDefined();
     expect(buttons.length).toEqual(5);
-    // Need to do it the longer way because Travis runs in a diff locale
-    const expectedDateStr = formatDateTime(
-      new Date("2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z")
-    );
+
+    // the date will default this "2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" to the isoDate format
+    const expectedDateStr = "2014-01-01";
 
     expect(currentDateBtn.children[0].children[0].children[0]).toEqual(
       expectedDateStr