diff --git a/core/interfaces/branch.py b/core/interfaces/branch.py
index 15ed2ce47..4d769190f 100644
--- a/core/interfaces/branch.py
+++ b/core/interfaces/branch.py
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ def _render_branch_list(self, remote_name, branches, descriptions, human_dates=T
 
         def get_date(branch):
             if human_dates:
-                return branch.human_committerdate
+                # Remove possible timezone information, e.g. transform "Wed 14:28 -0700"
+                # to just "Wed 14:28".
+                return re.sub(r" [+-]\d{4}$", "", branch.human_committerdate)
 
             d = branch.relative_committerdate
             if d == "12 months ago":
diff --git a/syntax/branch.sublime-syntax b/syntax/branch.sublime-syntax
index 36e5eedaf..a81a963e9 100644
--- a/syntax/branch.sublime-syntax
+++ b/syntax/branch.sublime-syntax
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ contexts:
         4: meta.git-savvy.branches.branch.name gitsavvy.gotosymbol
         5: comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.extra-info
 
-    - match: '^  (▸)?\s+([0-9a-f]{7,40}) ([^\s]+)([^(-]+?)?(\(.+?(?:, (gone))?\))?( \- .+)?$'
+    - match: '^  (▸)?\s+([0-9a-f]{7,40}) ([^\s]+)\s([^(-].+?)?((?:, )?\(.+?(?:, (gone))?\))?( ?\- .+)?$'
       captures:
         0: meta.git-savvy.branches.branch
         1: punctuation.symbol.active-branch.git-savvy
diff --git a/syntax/test/syntax_test_branch.txt b/syntax/test/syntax_test_branch.txt
index 3fa38c795..f3bd866db 100644
--- a/syntax/test/syntax_test_branch.txt
+++ b/syntax/test/syntax_test_branch.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,34 @@
     f21e6a8 old (origin/develop, ahead 13, behind 40)
 # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - meta.git-savvy.branches.branch.active-branch
 #               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.tracking-info
+    b20264b iter-branches-dashboard-code 12 minutes ago
+#   ^^^^^^^ constant.other.git-savvy.branches.branch.sha1
+#           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.git-savvy.branches.branch.name gitsavvy.gotosymbol
+#                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.date
+    fb8240d status-bar-updater (fork/status-bar-updater, gone)
+#                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.tracking-info
+#                                                        ^^^^ constant.git-savvy.upstream.gone
+    fb8240d status-bar-updater (fork/status-bar-updater)
+#                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.tracking-info
+    369ff34 fix-environment 6 years ago, (origin/fix-environment)
+#                           ^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.date
+#                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.tracking-info
+  ▸ 7f561b6 master Wed 20:04 -0700, (origin/master) - desc
+#                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.date
+#                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.tracking-info
+#                                                   ^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.description keyword
+  ▸ 7f561b6 master Wed 20:04 -0700 - desc
+#                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.date
+#                                  ^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.description keyword
+    7f561b6 master (origin/master) - desc
+#                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.tracking-info
+#                                 ^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.description keyword
+    7f561b6 master - desc
+#                  ^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.description keyword
+    67df3f5 better-error-handling 12 months ago - desc
+#                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.date
+#                                               ^^^^^^ comment.git-savvy.branches.branch.description keyword
+
+
+