diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Account/AccountBase.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Account/AccountBase.php
index b08686fa48..f6d10653d8 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Account/AccountBase.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Account/AccountBase.php
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ trait AccountBase
 
         $token = substr($lastEmail['text'], strpos($lastEmail['text'], '&secret=', 0) + 8, 256);
 
-        $expireTime = strpos($lastEmail['text'], 'expire=' . urlencode(DateTime::format(new \DateTime($response['body']['expire']))), 0);
+        $expireTime = strpos($lastEmail['text'], 'expire=' . urlencode($response['body']['expire']), 0);
 
         $this->assertNotFalse($expireTime);