diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
index 57b901c912..443752486a 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/dataset/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
@@ -2808,27 +2808,21 @@ describe("Dataset Tree Unit Tests - Function filterPdsMembersDialog", () => {
         showInputBox: jest.spyOn(Gui, "showInputBox"),
     });
     const testSession = new ZoweDatasetNode("testSession", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed, null, createISession());
+    testSession.contextValue = globals.DS_SESSION_CONTEXT;
     const testPds = new ZoweDatasetNode("testPds", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed, testSession, createISession());
     testPds.contextValue = globals.DS_PDS_CONTEXT;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-        const mocks = getBlockMocks();
-        mocks.getParent.mockReturnValue(testSession);
-        testPds.children = [
-            { label: "A", stats: { user: "someUser", m4date: Date.now() }, getParent: mocks.getParent } as unknown as ZoweDatasetNode,
-            {
-                label: "B",
-                stats: { user: "anotherUser", m4date: Date.parse("2022-01-01T12:00:00") },
-                getParent: mocks.getParent,
-            } as unknown as ZoweDatasetNode,
-            {
-                label: "C",
-                stats: { user: "someUser", m4date: Date.parse("2022-03-15T16:30:00") },
-                getParent: mocks.getParent,
-            } as unknown as ZoweDatasetNode,
-        ];
+        const nodeA = new ZoweDatasetNode("A", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed, testPds, createISession());
+        nodeA.stats = { user: "someUser", m4date: new Date() };
+        const nodeB = new ZoweDatasetNode("B", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed, testPds, createISession());
+        nodeB.stats = { user: "anotherUser", m4date: new Date("2022-01-01T12:00:00") };
+        const nodeC = new ZoweDatasetNode("C", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed, testPds, createISession());
+        nodeC.stats = { user: "someUser", m4date: new Date("2022-03-15T16:30:00") };
+        testPds.children = [nodeA, nodeB, nodeC];
         testSession.children = [testPds];
         testPds.filter = undefined as any;
+        testSession.filter = undefined as any;
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/dataset/ZoweDatasetNode.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/dataset/ZoweDatasetNode.ts
index 9b83a8915d..f0545c060e 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/dataset/ZoweDatasetNode.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/dataset/ZoweDatasetNode.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,13 @@ export class ZoweDatasetNode extends ZoweTreeNode implements IZoweDatasetTreeNod
                     if (m4date) {
                         temp.stats = {
                             user: item.user,
-                            m4date: new Date(`${m4date.replace(/\//g, "-")}T${mtime}:${msec}`),
+                            m4date: dayjs(`${m4date} ${mtime}:${msec}`).toDate(),
+                        };
+                    } else {
+                        // missing keys from API response; check for FTP keys
+                        temp.stats = {
+                            user: item.user ?? item.id,
+                            m4date: item.changed ? dayjs(item.changed).toDate() : null,
                         };
                     }
                     elementChildren[temp.label.toString()] = temp;