diff --git a/pihole_tweeter.py b/pihole_tweeter.py
index c775658..c0fdf36 100644
--- a/pihole_tweeter.py
+++ b/pihole_tweeter.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def get_pihole_data():
 
 
 def construct_tweet(data):
-    today = datetime.today().strftime("%d.%m.%Y")
+    today = datetime.today().strftime("%m.%d.%Y")
     tweet = 'Pi-hole statistics for {date}:\n'.format(date=today)
     tweet += 'Ads Blocked: ' + str(comma_value(data['ads_blocked_today']))
     tweet += ' (' + str(round(data['ads_percentage_today'], 2)).replace('.', ',') + ' %)\n'