diff --git a/application/Utils.php b/application/Utils.php
index 952378ab..c5cd884b 100644
--- a/application/Utils.php
+++ b/application/Utils.php
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ function format_date($date, $time = true, $intl = true)
         IntlDateFormatter::LONG,
         $time ? IntlDateFormatter::LONG : IntlDateFormatter::NONE
     );
+    $formatter->setTimeZone($date->getTimezone());
 
     return $formatter->format($date);
 }
diff --git a/application/helper/ApplicationUtils.php b/application/helper/ApplicationUtils.php
index a6c03aae..f79998b5 100644
--- a/application/helper/ApplicationUtils.php
+++ b/application/helper/ApplicationUtils.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ApplicationUtils
     {
         list($headers, $data) = get_http_response($url, $timeout);
 
-        if (strpos($headers[0], '200 OK') === false) {
+        if (preg_match('#HTTP/[\d\.]+ 200(?: OK)?#', $headers[0]) !== 1) {
             error_log('Failed to retrieve ' . $url);
             return false;
         }