diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/meilisearch/MeilisearchIndexView.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/meilisearch/MeilisearchIndexView.vue
index 0857155811..013d83cd03 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/meilisearch/MeilisearchIndexView.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/meilisearch/MeilisearchIndexView.vue
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
-import dayjs from "dayjs";
-import relativeTime from "dayjs/plugin/relativeTime";
-import "dayjs/locale/zh-cn";
-import "dayjs/locale/zh-tw";
-import "dayjs/locale/az";
-import "dayjs/locale/es";
-import "dayjs/locale/it";
-import "dayjs/locale/ja";
-import "dayjs/locale/ko";
-import "dayjs/locale/pt-br";
-import "dayjs/locale/tr";
 import { Copy, FileText, ListChecks, Settings } from "@lucide/vue";
 import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
 import type { MeilisearchIndexOverview } from "@/lib/backend/tauri";
@@ -21,20 +10,7 @@ import { useTabUiState } from "@/lib/tabs/tabUiState";
 import MeilisearchDocumentsPage from "./MeilisearchDocumentsPage.vue";
 import MeilisearchSettingsPage from "./MeilisearchSettingsPage.vue";
 import MeilisearchTasksPage from "./MeilisearchTasksPage.vue";
-
-dayjs.extend(relativeTime);
-
-const DAYJS_LOCALES: Record<string, string> = {
-  az: "az",
-  "zh-CN": "zh-cn",
-  "zh-TW": "zh-tw",
-  "pt-BR": "pt-br",
-  es: "es",
-  it: "it",
-  ja: "ja",
-  ko: "ko",
-  tr: "tr",
-};
+import { formatMeilisearchTaskDateTime } from "@/types/meilisearchManagement";
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   connectionId: string;
@@ -62,9 +38,7 @@ const navSections = computed<Array<{ value: ActiveSection; label: string; icon:
 const updatedAtLabel = computed(() => {
   const value = overview.value?.updatedAt;
   if (!value) return "-";
-  return dayjs(value)
-    .locale(DAYJS_LOCALES[locale.value] ?? "en")
-    .fromNow();
+  return formatMeilisearchTaskDateTime(value, locale.value);
 });
 
 async function refreshStats() {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/meilisearch/MeilisearchOverviewPage.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/meilisearch/MeilisearchOverviewPage.vue
index ca50a4c885..b2d208093e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/meilisearch/MeilisearchOverviewPage.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/meilisearch/MeilisearchOverviewPage.vue
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import ErrorBanner from "@/components/ui/ErrorBanner.vue";
 import QueryLoadingState from "@/components/common/QueryLoadingState.vue";
 import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
 import { formatBytes } from "@/lib/database/serverMetrics";
-import type { MeilisearchSystemOverview, OverviewSection } from "@/types/meilisearchManagement";
+import { formatMeilisearchTaskDateTime, type MeilisearchSystemOverview, type OverviewSection } from "@/types/meilisearchManagement";
 import { useConnectionStore } from "@/stores/connectionStore";
 import { connectionIsEffectivelyReadOnly } from "@/lib/database/readOnlyWriteAccess";
 import { useToast } from "@/composables/useToast";
 
 const props = defineProps<{ connectionId: string }>();
-const { t } = useI18n();
+const { locale, t } = useI18n();
 const { toast } = useToast();
 const connectionStore = useConnectionStore();
 const loading = ref(false);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ onMounted(() => void load());
             </div>
             <div class="col-span-2">
               <div class="text-muted-foreground">{{ t("meilisearch.lastUpdate") }}</div>
-              <div class="mt-1 text-sm font-medium">{{ stats.lastUpdate || "-" }}</div>
+              <div class="mt-1 text-sm font-medium" :title="stats.lastUpdate || undefined">{{ formatMeilisearchTaskDateTime(stats.lastUpdate, locale) }}</div>
             </div>
           </div>
           <p v-else class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{{ sectionLabel(overview.stats) }}</p>