diff --git a/tests/test_backup.py b/tests/test_backup.py
index 7d734b857a758e811707018fa114b3182b38c570..264a7049e426ec014d21a7f595695bd6ee2fa70a 100755
--- a/tests/test_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_backup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_last_backup_is_recent(server):
     status, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmd)
     if status == 0:
         date = out.strip().split(' ')[-2]
-        pdate = datetime.strptime(date, '%Y-%m-%d')
+        pdate = datetime.strptime(date, '%Y-%m-%d-%HMS')
         if (datetime.now() - pdate).days > 2:
             print('Backup is older than 2 days')
             return False