diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.ftl
index 40289f26b3..5b0367e3eb 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.ftl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	<#-- draft vs internal published -->
 	"isDraft": ${item.isDraft?string},
 	<#if (! item.isDraft)>
-		"releasedOn": "${item.releasedDate?string("MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss 'GMT'Z '('zzz')'")}",
+		"releasedOn": "${item.releasedDate?c}",
 	</#if>
 	<#-- true if the post has been updated -->
 	"isUpdated": ${item.isUpdated?string},
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/blogs/BlogPostLibJs.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/blogs/BlogPostLibJs.java
index 5e691a47cb..81a0a7175a 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/blogs/BlogPostLibJs.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/blogs/BlogPostLibJs.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class BlogPostLibJs
         boolean isPublished = published != null;
         if (isPublished)
         {
-            data.put("releasedDate", published);
+           data.put("releasedDate", ((Date)published).getTime());
         }
        
         // draft