diff --git a/app/main/views/notifications.py b/app/main/views/notifications.py
index d62fded65..019bdfb4d 100644
--- a/app/main/views/notifications.py
+++ b/app/main/views/notifications.py
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@ from flask import (
     url_for,
 )
 
-from app import (
-    current_service,
-    format_date_numeric,
-    job_api_client,
-    notification_api_client,
-)
+from app import current_service, job_api_client, notification_api_client
 from app.main import main
 from app.notify_client.api_key_api_client import KEY_TYPE_TEST
 from app.utils import (
@@ -26,7 +21,7 @@ from app.utils import (
     parse_filter_args,
     set_status_filters,
 )
-from app.utils.csv import generate_notifications_csv
+from app.utils.csv import generate_notifications_csv, get_user_preferred_timezone
 from app.utils.templates import get_template
 from app.utils.user import user_has_permissions
 
@@ -146,6 +141,9 @@ def download_notifications_csv(service_id):
     service_data_retention_days = current_service.get_days_of_retention(
         filter_args.get("message_type")[0]
     )
+    file_time = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S %p")
+    file_time = f"{file_time} {get_user_preferred_timezone()}"
+
     return Response(
         stream_with_context(
             generate_notifications_csv(
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ def download_notifications_csv(service_id):
         mimetype="text/csv",
         headers={
             "Content-Disposition": 'inline; filename="{} - {} - {} report.csv"'.format(
-                format_date_numeric(datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")),
+                file_time,
                 filter_args["message_type"][0],
                 current_service.name,
             )
diff --git a/app/utils/csv.py b/app/utils/csv.py
index 1c02ca8c5..7cfcb8975 100644
--- a/app/utils/csv.py
+++ b/app/utils/csv.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def convert_report_date_to_preferred_timezone(db_date_str_in_utc):
     utc_date_obj = utc_date_obj.astimezone(pytz.utc)
     preferred_timezone = pytz.timezone(get_user_preferred_timezone())
     preferred_date_obj = utc_date_obj.astimezone(preferred_timezone)
-    preferred_tz_created_at = preferred_date_obj.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    preferred_tz_created_at = preferred_date_obj.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S %p")
 
     return f"{preferred_tz_created_at} {get_user_preferred_timezone()}"
 
diff --git a/tests/app/utils/test_csv.py b/tests/app/utils/test_csv.py
index b4800a699..b237d8ad5 100644
--- a/tests/app/utils/test_csv.py
+++ b/tests/app/utils/test_csv.py
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ def get_notifications_csv_mock(
             None,
             [
                 "Recipient,Template,Type,Sent by,Job,Carrier,Carrier Response,Status,Time\n",
-                "foo@bar.com,foo,sms,,,ATT Mobility,Did not like it,Delivered,1943-04-19 08:00:00 US/Eastern\r\n",
+                "foo@bar.com,foo,sms,,,ATT Mobility,Did not like it,Delivered,1943-04-19 08:00:00 AM US/Eastern\r\n",
             ],
         ),
         (
             "Anne Example",
             [
                 "Recipient,Template,Type,Sent by,Job,Carrier,Carrier Response,Status,Time\n",
-                "foo@bar.com,foo,sms,Anne Example,,ATT Mobility,Did not like it,Delivered,1943-04-19 08:00:00 US/Eastern\r\n",  # noqa
+                "foo@bar.com,foo,sms,Anne Example,,ATT Mobility,Did not like it,Delivered,1943-04-19 08:00:00 AM US/Eastern\r\n",  # noqa
             ],
         ),
     ],
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def test_generate_notifications_csv_without_job(
                 "ATT Mobility",
                 "Did not like it",
                 "Delivered",
-                "1943-04-19 08:00:00 US/Eastern",
+                "1943-04-19 08:00:00 AM US/Eastern",
             ],
         ),
         (
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def test_generate_notifications_csv_without_job(
                 "ATT Mobility",
                 "Did not like it",
                 "Delivered",
-                "1943-04-19 08:00:00 US/Eastern",
+                "1943-04-19 08:00:00 AM US/Eastern",
             ],
         ),
         (
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def test_generate_notifications_csv_without_job(
                 "ATT Mobility",
                 "Did not like it",
                 "Delivered",
-                "1943-04-19 08:00:00 US/Eastern",
+                "1943-04-19 08:00:00 AM US/Eastern",
             ],
         ),
     ],
@@ -398,4 +398,4 @@ def test_get_errors_for_csv(
 def test_convert_report_date_to_preferred_timezone():
     original = "2023-11-16 05:00:00"
     altered = convert_report_date_to_preferred_timezone(original)
-    assert altered == "2023-11-16 00:00:00 US/Eastern"
+    assert altered == "2023-11-16 12:00:00 AM US/Eastern"