diff --git a/C4/Circulation.pm b/C4/Circulation.pm
index dce77eaaf7..9c8d5ba13e 100644
--- a/C4/Circulation.pm
+++ b/C4/Circulation.pm
@@ -1034,14 +1034,14 @@ sub CanBookBeIssued {
                 $alerts{HIGHHOLDS} = {
                     num_holds  => $check->{outstanding},
                     duration   => $check->{duration},
-                    returndate => output_pref( $check->{due_date} ),
+                    returndate => output_pref( { dt => dt_from_string($check->{due_date}), dateformat => 'iso', timeformat => '24hr' }),
                 };
             }
             else {
                 $needsconfirmation{HIGHHOLDS} = {
                     num_holds  => $check->{outstanding},
                     duration   => $check->{duration},
-                    returndate => output_pref( $check->{due_date} ),
+                    returndate => output_pref( { dt => dt_from_string($check->{due_date}), dateformat => 'iso', timeformat => '24hr' }),
                 };
             }
         }
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
index bec7d1dfe8..2b273e047a 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 [% END %]
 
 [% IF alert.HIGHHOLDS %]
-    <div class="dialog message">High demand item. <b>Loan period was not shortened due to override.</b> Shortened due date would have been [% alert.HIGHHOLDS.returndate | html %] ([% alert.HIGHHOLDS.duration | html %] days).</div>
+    <div class="dialog message">High demand item. <b>Loan period was not shortened due to override.</b> Shortened due date would have been [% alert.HIGHHOLDS.returndate | $KohaDates %] ([% alert.HIGHHOLDS.duration  | html %] days).</div>
 [% END %]
 
 [% IF ( nopermission ) %]
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 [% END %]
 
 [% IF HIGHHOLDS %]
-    <li>High demand item. Loan period shortened to [% HIGHHOLDS.duration | html %] days (due [% HIGHHOLDS.returndate | html %]). Check out anyway?</li>
+    <li>High demand item. Loan period shortened to [% HIGHHOLDS.duration | html %] days (due [% HIGHHOLDS.returndate | $KohaDates %]). Check out anyway?</li>
 [% END %]
 
 [% IF PREVISSUE %]