diff --git a/code/SiteTreeContentReview.php b/code/SiteTreeContentReview.php
index eb1663e..528ef02 100644
--- a/code/SiteTreeContentReview.php
+++ b/code/SiteTreeContentReview.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SiteTreeContentReview extends DataExtension implements PermissionProvider
 				DateField::create(
 					"NextReviewDate", 
 					_t("SiteTreeCMSWorkflow.NEXTREVIEWDATE", "Next review date (leave blank for no review)")
-				)->setConfig('showcalendar', true),
+				)->setConfig('showcalendar', true)->setConfig('dateformat', 'yyyy-MM-dd')->setConfig('datavalueformat', 'yyyy-MM-dd'),
 				new DropdownField("ReviewPeriodDays", _t("SiteTreeCMSWorkflow.REVIEWFREQUENCY",
 					"Review frequency (the review date will be set to this far in the future whenever the page is published.)"), array(
 					0 => "No automatic review date",