diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2 b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
index 64eeadf07c..063e2817c0 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ from buildbot.process.properties import renderer
 
 @renderer
 def today(props):
-    return datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
+    return datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d")
 
 # move artifacts dir
 factory.addStep(MasterShellCommand(command=["mkdir", '-p', '-m', '0755', Interpolate('{{ public_artifacts_dir }}/%(kw:today)s', today=today), '&&', 'mv', Interpolate('{{ public_artifacts_dir }}/%(prop:uuid)s/'), Interpolate('{{ public_artifacts_dir }}/%(kw:today)s/', today=today)],