diff --git a/docketModel.py b/docketModel.py
index 1ccee54..cb8d8a3 100644
--- a/docketModel.py
+++ b/docketModel.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import datetime
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, cast
 
 from PySide6.QtCore import (
     QAbstractTableModel,
+    QDate,
+    QDateTime,
     QModelIndex,
     QPersistentModelIndex,
     Qt,
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ class docketModel(QAbstractTableModel):
         super(docketModel, self).__init__()
         if case_id == None:
             return
+        self.entries = []
         query = QSqlQuery()
         query.prepare(
             "SELECT * FROM entries WHERE case_id = :cid " "ORDER BY entry_id"
@@ -31,9 +34,9 @@ class docketModel(QAbstractTableModel):
         if not query.exec():
             query_error(query)
         while query.next():
-            date = datetime.date.fromtimestamp(query.value(2))
-            assert isinstance(date, datetime.date)
-            row = [date.strftime("%B %-d, %Y"), query.value(3)]
+            date = query.value('date')
+            assert isinstance(date, QDate)
+            row = [date.toString('MMMM d, yyyy'), query.value(3)]
             self.entries.append(row)
             q2.bindValue(":eid", query.value("entry_id"))
             if not q2.exec():