diff --git a/base-config.yaml b/base-config.yaml
index 1e0fc93..bb560f4 100644
--- a/base-config.yaml
+++ b/base-config.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ rate_limit_minutes: 60
 admin_power_level: 50
 
 # time_format: strftime format when listing reminders.
-#   "%-I:%M%P %Z on %A, %B %-d %Y"  - 7:36pm PDT on Sunday, September 17 2023
+#   "%-I:%M%p %Z on %A, %B %-d %Y"  - 7:36PM PDT on Sunday, September 17 2023
 #   "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z"             - 2023-09-17 19:36 PDT
 #   Currently, reminders within 7 days will be displayed as just the relative delta, e.g. "2 days and 1 hour"
-time_format: "%-I:%M%P %Z on %A, %B %-d %Y"
\ No newline at end of file
+time_format: "%-I:%M%p %Z on %A, %B %-d %Y"
diff --git a/reminder/util.py b/reminder/util.py
index 50a8101..1b0e8e2 100644
--- a/reminder/util.py
+++ b/reminder/util.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def pluralize(val: int, unit: str) -> str:
         return f"{val} {unit}"
     return f"{val} {unit}s"
 
-def format_time(time: datetime, user_info: UserInfo, time_format: str = "%-I:%M%P %Z on %A, %B %-d %Y") -> str:
+def format_time(time: datetime, user_info: UserInfo, time_format: str = "%-I:%M%p %Z on %A, %B %-d %Y") -> str:
     """
     Format time as something readable by humans.
     Args: