diff --git a/t/t00-initial b/t/t00-initial
index c17ee86..bfc97b4 100644
--- a/t/t00-initial
+++ b/t/t00-initial
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u1:aa u1aa
 expect "Cloning into u1aa..."
 expect "warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository"
-runlocal ls -ald u1aa
+runlocal ls -ald --time-style=long-iso u1aa
 expect "drwxr-xr-x 3 $USER $USER 4096 201.-..-.. ..:.. u1aa"
 
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