diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
index d7b7a4d85..74718e192 100644
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-salt-minion-check
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ if [ $CURRENT_TIME -ge $((SYSTEM_START_TIME+$UPTIME_REQ))  ]; then
   if [ $THRESHOLD_DATE -le $CURRENT_TIME ]; then
     log "salt-minion is unable to apply states" E
     log "/opt/so/log/salt/healthcheck-state-apply not touched by threshold date: `date -d @$THRESHOLD_DATE`, last touched: `date -d @$LAST_HEALTHCHECK_STATE_APPLY`" I
-    log "last highstate completed at $LAST_HIGHSTATE_END" I
+    log "last highstate completed at `date -d @$LAST_HIGHSTATE_END`" I
     log "checking if any jobs are running" I
     logCmd "salt-call --local saltutil.running" I
     log "stopping salt-minion service" I