diff --git a/lib/utils/date-helpers.test.ts b/lib/utils/date-helpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56e2c02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/date-helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { formatDate, formatDateLong } from "./date-helpers";
+
+describe("formatDate", () => {
+  test("should format date correctly", () => {
+    const result = formatDate("2023-11-14T13:14:00Z");
+    expect(result).toBe("2023-10-2"); // Note: getMonth() is zero-based, getDay() returns day of the week
+  });
+
+  test("should handle invalid date", () => {
+    const result = formatDate("invalid-date");
+    expect(result).toBe("NaN-NaN-NaN");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatDateLong", () => {
+  it("should return a properly formatted date string for a valid date input", () => {
+    const inputDate = "2023-11-14T13:14:00Z"; // UTC time
+    const dateObj = new Date(inputDate);
+
+    // Dynamically generate the expected output based on the local time zone
+    const expectedOutput = `${dateObj.toLocaleString("en-US", { month: "long" })} ${dateObj.getDate()}, ${dateObj.getFullYear()}, ${
+      dateObj.getHours() > 12 ? dateObj.getHours() - 12 : dateObj.getHours()
+    }:${dateObj.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, "0")}${
+      dateObj.getHours() >= 12 ? "pm" : "am"
+    }`;
+
+    expect(formatDateLong(inputDate)).toBe(expectedOutput);
+  });
+
+  it("should return an empty string for an undefined input", () => {
+    expect(formatDateLong(undefined)).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("should handle midnight correctly", () => {
+    const inputDate = "2023-11-14T00:00:00Z"; // UTC time
+    const dateObj = new Date(inputDate);
+
+    const expectedOutput = `${dateObj.toLocaleString("en-US", { month: "long" })} ${dateObj.getDate()}, ${dateObj.getFullYear()}, ${
+      dateObj.getHours() > 12 ? dateObj.getHours() - 12 : dateObj.getHours()
+    }:${dateObj.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, "0")}${
+      dateObj.getHours() >= 12 ? "pm" : "am"
+    }`;
+
+    expect(formatDateLong(inputDate)).toBe(expectedOutput);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle noon correctly", () => {
+    const inputDate = "2023-11-14T12:00:00Z"; // UTC time
+    const dateObj = new Date(inputDate);
+
+    const expectedOutput = `${dateObj.toLocaleString("en-US", { month: "long" })} ${dateObj.getDate()}, ${dateObj.getFullYear()}, ${
+      dateObj.getHours() > 12 ? dateObj.getHours() - 12 : dateObj.getHours()
+    }:${dateObj.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, "0")}${
+      dateObj.getHours() >= 12 ? "pm" : "am"
+    }`;
+
+    expect(formatDateLong(inputDate)).toBe(expectedOutput);
+  });
+
+  it("should pad minutes correctly", () => {
+    const inputDate = "2023-11-14T13:04:00Z"; // UTC time
+    const dateObj = new Date(inputDate);
+
+    const expectedOutput = `${dateObj.toLocaleString("en-US", { month: "long" })} ${dateObj.getDate()}, ${dateObj.getFullYear()}, ${
+      dateObj.getHours() > 12 ? dateObj.getHours() - 12 : dateObj.getHours()
+    }:${dateObj.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, "0")}${
+      dateObj.getHours() >= 12 ? "pm" : "am"
+    }`;
+
+    expect(formatDateLong(inputDate)).toBe(expectedOutput);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/utils/date-helpers.ts b/lib/utils/date-helpers.ts
index 4e26bad8..c664b1b4 100644
--- a/lib/utils/date-helpers.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/date-helpers.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function formatDateLong(date: string | undefined): string {
   // Write a JS Date object to a string in the format like "November 14, 2023, 1:14pm"
   return `${dateObj.toLocaleString("en-US", {
     month: "long",
-  })} ${dateObj.getDate()}, ${dateObj.getFullYear()}, ${hour}:${dateObj.getMinutes()}${
+  })} ${dateObj.getDate()}, ${dateObj.getFullYear()}, ${hour}:${dateObj.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, "0")}${
     dateObj.getHours() > 12 ? "pm" : "am"
   }`;
 }