diff --git a/plugins/discourse-local-dates/assets/javascripts/lib/discourse-markdown/discourse-local-dates.js.es6 b/plugins/discourse-local-dates/assets/javascripts/lib/discourse-markdown/discourse-local-dates.js.es6
index 78002b29a34..f805b53d08b 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-local-dates/assets/javascripts/lib/discourse-markdown/discourse-local-dates.js.es6
+++ b/plugins/discourse-local-dates/assets/javascripts/lib/discourse-markdown/discourse-local-dates.js.es6
@@ -52,25 +52,21 @@ function addLocalDate(buffer, matches, state) {
   }
   buffer.push(token);
 
-  const previews = config.timezones
-    .split("|")
-    .filter(t => t)
-    .map(timezone => {
-      const formattedDateTime = dateTime.tz(timezone).format(config.format);
+  let emailPreview;
+  const emailTimezone = config.timezones.split("|")[0];
+  const formattedDateTime = dateTime.tz(emailTimezone).format(config.format);
+  const formattedTimezone = emailTimezone.replace("/", ": ").replace("_", " ");
 
-      const formattedTimezone = timezone.replace("/", ": ").replace("_", " ");
+  if (formattedDateTime.match(/TZ/)) {
+    emailPreview = formattedDateTime.replace("TZ", formattedTimezone);
+  } else {
+    emailPreview = `${formattedDateTime} (${formattedTimezone})`;
+  }
 
-      if (formattedDateTime.match(/TZ/)) {
-        return formattedDateTime.replace("TZ", formattedTimezone);
-      } else {
-        return `${formattedDateTime} (${formattedTimezone})`;
-      }
-    });
-
-  token.attrs.push(["data-email-preview", previews[0]]);
+  token.attrs.push(["data-email-preview", emailPreview]);
 
   token = new state.Token("text", "", 0);
-  token.content = previews.join(", ");
+  token.content = dateTime.utc().format(config.format);;
   buffer.push(token);
 
   token = new state.Token("span_close", "span", -1);
diff --git a/plugins/discourse-local-dates/spec/integration/local_dates_spec.rb b/plugins/discourse-local-dates/spec/integration/local_dates_spec.rb
index 19dd8dd36d8..0999b18e673 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-local-dates/spec/integration/local_dates_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/discourse-local-dates/spec/integration/local_dates_spec.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Local Dates" do
       'data-timezones="Europe/Paris|America/Los_Angeles"'
     )
 
-    expect(cooked).to include('05/08/2018 3:00:00 PM (America: Los Angeles)')
-    expect(cooked).to include('05/09/2018 12:00:00 AM (Europe: Paris)')
+    expect(cooked).to include('05/08/2018 10:00:00 PM')
   end
 
   it "should work with timezone" do
@@ -33,8 +32,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Local Dates" do
     cooked = post.cooked
 
     expect(cooked).to include('data-force-timezone="Asia/Calcutta"')
-    expect(cooked).to include('05/08/2018 9:30:00 AM (America: Los Angeles)')
-    expect(cooked).to include('05/08/2018 6:30:00 PM (Europe: Paris)')
+    expect(cooked).to include('05/08/2018 4:30:00 PM')
   end
 
   it 'requires the right attributes to convert to a local date' do