diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Exports/ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Exports/ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperController.php
index 8ad92f50e..31c65e9d8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Exports/ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Exports/ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperController.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function __invoke(Request $request, Project $project)
 
                 return (new DelayedJobResource($delayedJob))->additional(['message' => "Export for project $project->id is being processed"]);
             } else {
-                $filename = storage_path('./'.Str::of($project->name)->replace(['/', '\\'], '-') . ' full export - ' . now() . '.zip');
+                $filename = storage_path('./'.Str::of($project->name)->replace(['/', '\\'], '-') . ' full export - ' . now()->format('d-m-Y') . '.zip');
                 file_put_contents($filename, $binary_data);
 
                 return response()->download($filename)->deleteFileAfterSend();
diff --git a/app/Services/ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperService.php b/app/Services/ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperService.php
index d3e1cc94f..19f20af45 100644
--- a/app/Services/ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperService.php
+++ b/app/Services/ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperService.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ExportAllProjectDataAsProjectDeveloperService
 {
     public function run($form, $project)
     {
-        $filename = storage_path('./'.Str::of($project->name)->replace(['/', '\\'], '-') . ' full export - ' . now() . '.zip');
+        $filename = storage_path('./'.Str::of($project->name)->replace(['/', '\\'], '-') . ' full export - ' . now()->format('d-m-Y') . '.zip');
 
         $zip = new \ZipArchive();
         $zip->open($filename, \ZipArchive::CREATE);
diff --git a/tests/V2/Exports/ExportEntitiesAsProjectDeveloperControllerTest.php b/tests/V2/Exports/ExportEntitiesAsProjectDeveloperControllerTest.php
index 85a0e67ba..e95287493 100644
--- a/tests/V2/Exports/ExportEntitiesAsProjectDeveloperControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/V2/Exports/ExportEntitiesAsProjectDeveloperControllerTest.php
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public function test_an_user_can_export_all_project_data_gets_a_delayed_job_when
      */
     public function test_an_user_can_export_all_project_data_when_already_cached(string $permission, string $fmKey)
     {
-        Carbon::setTestNow(now());
+        Carbon::setTestNow(now()->format('d-m-Y'));
 
         $organisation = Organisation::factory()->create();
         $owner = User::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $organisation->id]);
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public function test_an_user_can_export_all_project_data_when_already_cached(str
 
         $this->actingAs($owner)
             ->get($uri)
-            ->assertDownload($project->name . ' full export - ' . now() . '.zip')
+            ->assertDownload($project->name . ' full export - ' . now()->format('d-m-Y') . '.zip')
             ->assertSuccessful();
     }