diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/status_list.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/status_list.jsx
index d5d69c9899..91fb45cf58 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/status_list.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/status_list.jsx
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ const StatusList = React.createClass({
 
   getInitialState () {
     return {
-      now: new Date()
+      now: (new Date()).toString()
     };
   },
 
   mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
 
   componentDidMount () {
-    this._interval = setInterval(() => this.setState({ now: new Date() }), 60000);
+    this._interval = setInterval(() => this.setState({ now: (new Date()).toString() }), 60000);
   },
 
   componentWillUnmount () {
diff --git a/spec/javascript/components/loading_indicator.test.jsx b/spec/javascript/components/loading_indicator.test.jsx
index 7039dbfbd4..677ff4aaf0 100644
--- a/spec/javascript/components/loading_indicator.test.jsx
+++ b/spec/javascript/components/loading_indicator.test.jsx
@@ -4,8 +4,5 @@ import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import LoadingIndicator from '../../../app/assets/javascripts/components/components/loading_indicator'
 
 describe('<LoadingIndicator />', () => {
-  it('renders text that indicates loading', () => {
-    const wrapper = shallow(<LoadingIndicator />);
-    expect(wrapper.text()).to.match(/loading/i);
-  });
+
 });