diff --git a/public/js/icinga/loader.js b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
index 8a6bf7ffe..323ca3069 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
@@ -681,11 +681,17 @@
                     req.addToHistory = false;
                 } else {
                     if (this.failureNotice === null) {
+                        var now = new Date();
+                        var padString = this.icinga.utils.padString;
                         this.failureNotice = this.createNotice(
                             'error',
-                            'The connection to the Icinga web server was lost at ' +
-                            this.icinga.utils.timeShort() +
-                            '.',
+                            'The connection to the Icinga web server was lost at '
+                            + now.getFullYear()
+                            + '-' + padString(now.getMonth() + 1, 0, 2)
+                            + '-' + padString(now.getDate(), 0, 2)
+                            + ' ' + padString(now.getHours(), 0, 2)
+                            + ':' + padString(now.getMinutes(), 0, 2)
+                            + '.',
                             true
                         );
 
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/utils.js b/public/js/icinga/utils.js
index dea9c37ed..8c69485e1 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/utils.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/utils.js
@@ -386,6 +386,24 @@
                     }[c];
                 }
             );
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Pad a string with another one
+         *
+         * @param   {String}    str         the string to pad
+         * @param   {String}    padding     the string to use for padding
+         * @param   {Number}    minLength   the minimum length of the result
+         *
+         * @returns {String}    the padded string
+         */
+        padString: function(str, padding, minLength) {
+            str = String(str);
+            padding = String(padding);
+            while (str.length < minLength) {
+                str = padding + str;
+            }
+            return str;
         }
     };