diff --git a/src/main/ipc/paintScaleHandlers/PPG.ts b/src/main/ipc/paintScaleHandlers/PPG.ts
index c95ef44..54d46c6 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/paintScaleHandlers/PPG.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/paintScaleHandlers/PPG.ts
@@ -195,10 +195,15 @@ export async function ppgOutputHandler(
           },
           Transaction: {
             TransactionID: "",
-            TransactionDate: new Date()
-              .toISOString()
-              .replace("T", " ")
-              .substring(0, 19),
+            TransactionDate: (() => {
+              const now = new Date();
+              const year = now.getFullYear();
+              const month = ("0" + (now.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2);
+              const day = ("0" + now.getDate()).slice(-2);
+              const hours = ("0" + now.getHours()).slice(-2);
+              const minutes = ("0" + now.getMinutes()).slice(-2);
+              return `${year}-${month}-${day}:${hours}:${minutes}`;
+            })(),
           },
           Product: {
             Name: "ImEX Online",
@@ -251,3 +256,4 @@ export async function ppgOutputHandler(
     log.error(`Error generating PPG output for config ${config.id}:`, error);
   }
 }
+