diff --git a/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb b/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
index 55f44bee6..b93804cd2 100644
--- a/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ module TasklistHelper
     deadline_for_log = log_quarter.cutoff_date
 
     if deadline_for_log.beginning_of_day >= Time.zone.today.beginning_of_day
-      "<p class=\"govuk-body\">#{log_quarter.quarter} Deadline: #{log_quarter.cutoff_date.strftime('%A %-d %B %Y')}.<p>".html_safe
+      "<p class=\"govuk-body\">#{log_quarter.quarter} Deadline: #{log_quarter.cutoff_date.strftime('%-d %B %Y')}.<p>".html_safe
     else
-      "<p class=\"govuk-body app-red-text\"><strong>Overdue: #{log_quarter.quarter} deadline #{log_quarter.cutoff_date.strftime('%A %-d %B %Y')}.</strong></p>".html_safe
+      "<p class=\"govuk-body app-red-text\"><strong>Overdue: #{log_quarter.quarter} deadline #{log_quarter.cutoff_date.strftime('%-d %B %Y')}.</strong></p>".html_safe
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
index 476528299..26be7da40 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/tasklist_helper_spec.rb
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ RSpec.describe TasklistHelper do
 
       it "returns the deadline text" do
         allow(Time.zone).to receive(:today).and_return(Time.zone.local(2025, 5, 7))
-        expect(deadline_text(log)).to include("Q1 Deadline: ")
+        expect(deadline_text(log)).to include("Q1 Deadline: 11 July 2025.")
       end
     end
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ RSpec.describe TasklistHelper do
 
       it "returns the overdue text" do
         allow(Time.zone).to receive(:today).and_return(Time.zone.local(2025, 6, 6))
-        expect(deadline_text(log)).to include("Q4 Deadline: ")
+        expect(deadline_text(log)).to include("Q4 Deadline: 6 June 2025.")
       end
     end
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ RSpec.describe TasklistHelper do
 
       it "returns the overdue text" do
         allow(Time.zone).to receive(:today).and_return(Time.zone.local(2025, 6, 7))
-        expect(deadline_text(log)).to include("Overdue: Q4 deadline")
+        expect(deadline_text(log)).to include("Overdue: Q4 deadline 6 June 2025.")
       end
     end
   end