diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 2e35d13b5..0a238fc57 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1651,16 +1651,17 @@
           year = "20" + year;
           month -= 1;
           hour = g.chanOffset + Number(hour);
+          date = new Date(year, month, day, hour);
+          year = date.getFullYear() - 2000;
+          month = $.zeroPad(date.getMonth() + 1);
+          day = $.zeroPad(date.getDate());
+          hour = date.getHours();
           meridiem = '';
           if ($.config('Localized am/pm')) {
             meridiem = hour < 12 ? ' a.m.' : ' p.m.';
             hour = hour % 12 || 12;
           }
-          date = new Date(year, month, day, hour);
-          year = date.getFullYear() - 2000;
-          month = $.zeroPad(date.getMonth() + 1);
-          day = $.zeroPad(date.getDate());
-          hour = $.zeroPad(date.getHours());
+          hour = $.zeroPad(hour);
           dotw = ['Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'][date.getDay()];
           _results.push(s.textContent = " " + month + "/" + day + "/" + year + "(" + dotw + ")" + hour + ":" + min_sec + meridiem + " ");
         }
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index f2e4eb42c..7081a832c 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1330,15 +1330,16 @@ localize =
         year = "20#{year}"
         month -= 1 #months start at 0
         hour = g.chanOffset + Number hour
-        meridiem = ''
-        if $.config 'Localized am/pm'
-          meridiem = if hour < 12 then ' a.m.' else ' p.m.'
-          hour = hour % 12 or 12
         date = new Date year, month, day, hour
         year = date.getFullYear() - 2000
         month = $.zeroPad date.getMonth() + 1
         day   = $.zeroPad date.getDate()
-        hour  = $.zeroPad date.getHours()
+        hour = date.getHours()
+        meridiem = ''
+        if $.config 'Localized am/pm'
+          meridiem = if hour < 12 then ' a.m.' else ' p.m.'
+          hour = hour % 12 or 12
+        hour = $.zeroPad hour
         dotw = [
           'Sun'
           'Mon'