diff --git a/public/js/controllers/settingsCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/settingsCtrl.js
index 781a08a2ad..70d8b148a8 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/settingsCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/settingsCtrl.js
@@ -65,13 +65,8 @@ habitrpg.controller('SettingsCtrl',
       User.set({'preferences.language': $scope.language.code});
     }
 
-	$scope.availableFormats = ['MM/dd/yyyy','dd/MM/yyyy'];
-	$scope.changeDateFormat = function(){
-		
-	  var dateFormat= User.user.preferences.dateFormat;
-      User.set({'preferences.dateFormat': dateFormat});
-    }
-    
+    $scope.availableFormats = ['MM/dd/yyyy','dd/MM/yyyy'];
+
     $scope.reroll = function(){
       User.user.ops.reroll({});
       $rootScope.$state.go('tasks');
diff --git a/src/models/user.js b/src/models/user.js
index 233fa9015a..1c97b34a4e 100644
--- a/src/models/user.js
+++ b/src/models/user.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ var UserSchema = new Schema({
     allocationMode: {type:String, enum: ['flat','classbased','taskbased'], 'default': 'flat'},
     costume: Boolean,
     dateFormat: {type: String, enum:['MM/dd/yyyy', 'dd/MM/yyyy'], 'default': 'MM/dd/yyyy'},
-	sleep: {type: Boolean, 'default': false},
+    sleep: {type: Boolean, 'default': false},
     stickyHeader: {type: Boolean, 'default': true},
     disableClasses: {type: Boolean, 'default': false},
     newTaskEdit: {type: Boolean, 'default': false},
diff --git a/views/options/settings.jade b/views/options/settings.jade
index a6382ab468..e8e50b2405 100644
--- a/views/options/settings.jade
+++ b/views/options/settings.jade
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.settings.settings.html')
                   
             .form-horizontal
               h5=env.t('dateFormat')
-              select.form-control(ng-model='user.preferences.dateFormat', ng-options='DF for DF in availableFormats', ng-change='changeDateFormat()')
-                
-                  
+              select.form-control(ng-model='user.preferences.dateFormat', ng-options='DF for DF in availableFormats', ng-change='set({"preferences.dateFormat": user.preferences.dateFormat})')                  
             .checkbox
               label
                 input(type='checkbox', ng-click='hideHeader() ', ng-checked='user.preferences.hideHeader!==true')