diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/list.go b/cmd/podman/images/list.go
index 81011f9b16..9120e5042e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/list.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/list.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func writeJSON(images []imageReporter) error {
 		var h image
 		h.ImageSummary = e.ImageSummary
 		h.Created = e.ImageSummary.Created
-		h.CreatedAt = e.created().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+		h.CreatedAt = e.created().String()
 		h.RepoTags = nil
 
 		imgs = append(imgs, h)