diff --git a/themes/powerline-icon/powerline-icon.base.sh b/themes/powerline-icon/powerline-icon.base.sh
index b5dbfbdc3..e4d0f8355 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-icon/powerline-icon.base.sh
+++ b/themes/powerline-icon/powerline-icon.base.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function __powerline_user_info_prompt {
       fi
       ;;
   esac
-  [[ -n "${user_info}" ]] && echo "$OMB_THEME_POWERLINE_ICON_USER ${user_info} `date +%X\ %D`|${color}|${secondary_color}"
+  [[ -n "${user_info}" ]] && echo "$OMB_THEME_POWERLINE_ICON_USER ${user_info} `date +${THEME_CLOCK_FORMAT}`|${color}|${secondary_color}"
 }
 
 function __powerline_cwd_prompt {