diff --git a/server/internal/service/util.go b/server/internal/service/util.go
index 32060b3..646301e 100644
--- a/server/internal/service/util.go
+++ b/server/internal/service/util.go
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ func parseTitleExpiration(title *string) (*time.Time, error) {
 
 		// Set midnight at the end of the specified day (+0000 UTC)
 		expiresAt = time.Date(expiresAt.Year(), expiresAt.Month(), expiresAt.Day(), 23, 59, 59, 0, time.UTC)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("Parsed absolute expiration date '%s' from input '%s'", expiresAt, dateStr)
 
 		return &expiresAt, nil
 	}
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ func parseTitleExpiration(title *string) (*time.Time, error) {
 
 		// Set midnight at the end of the specified day (+0000 UTC)
 		expiresAt = time.Date(expiresAt.Year(), expiresAt.Month(), expiresAt.Day(), 23, 59, 59, 0, time.UTC)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("Parsed relative expiration date '%s' from input '%s%s'", expiresAt, amount, unit)
 
 		return &expiresAt, nil
 	}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/util/contentVisual.ts b/web/src/lib/util/contentVisual.ts
index c6ae4af..57413be 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/util/contentVisual.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/util/contentVisual.ts
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ export const formatDateLong = (dateString: string | Date): string => {
 	})
 }
 
-export const formatDateShort = (dateString: string | Date): string => {
-	if (!dateString) {
+export const formatDateShort = (input: string | Date): string => {
+	console.log(input)
+
+	if (!input) {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	const d = new Date(dateString)
-	return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
-		weekday: "short",
-		year: "2-digit",
-		month: "short"
-	})
+	const d = input instanceof Date ? input : new Date(input)
+	const utcDate = new Date(d.getTime())
+
+	return `${utcDate.toLocaleString("en", { weekday: "short", day: "numeric", month: "short", year: "2-digit", timeZone: "UTC" })} UTC`
 }
 
 export const parseExpirationPrefix = (title: string): [string, string] => {