diff --git a/src/iotro.rs b/src/iotro.rs
index 22f5c1d76e120d6630a3eb1b6021933c3f4fb520..a4eeccbc83ac437b2fdd2c6ecd814b1b5dce5af8 100644
--- a/src/iotro.rs
+++ b/src/iotro.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub const BRITISH: Language<'static> = Language {
 			3 | 23 => "rd",
 			_ => "th"
 		};
-		format!("{:02}{th} {month} {:04}", d.day, d.year)
+		format!("{}{th} {month} {:04}", d.day, d.year)
 	},
 
 	lecture_from: "Lecture from",