diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/watchfaces/CustomWatchface.kt b/wear/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/watchfaces/CustomWatchface.kt
index e82642e0a1..5737731567 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/watchfaces/CustomWatchface.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/watchfaces/CustomWatchface.kt
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ class CustomWatchface : BaseWatchFace() {
                     .takeIf { it.matches(Regex("E{1,4}")) } ?: "E"
                 monthFormat = json.optString(MONTHFORMAT.key, "MMM")
                     .takeIf { it.matches(Regex("M{1,4}")) } ?: "MMM"
-                binding.dayName.text = dateUtil.dayNameString(dayNameFormat) // Update daynName and month according to format on cwf loading
-                binding.month.text = dateUtil.monthString(monthFormat)
+                binding.dayName.text = dateUtil.dayNameString(dayNameFormat).substringBeforeLast(".") // Update daynName and month according to format on cwf loading
+                binding.month.text = dateUtil.monthString(monthFormat).substringBeforeLast(".")
                 bgColor = when (singleBg.sgvLevel) {
                     1L   -> highColor
                     0L   -> midColor
diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/watchfaces/utils/BaseWatchFace.kt b/wear/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/watchfaces/utils/BaseWatchFace.kt
index 97820a23f5..be755229ce 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/watchfaces/utils/BaseWatchFace.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/watchfaces/utils/BaseWatchFace.kt
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ abstract class BaseWatchFace : WatchFace() {
         binding.hour?.text = dateUtil.hourString()
         binding.minute?.text = dateUtil.minuteString()
         binding.dateTime?.visibility = sp.getBoolean(R.string.key_show_date, false).toVisibility()
-        binding.dayName?.text = dateUtil.dayNameString(dayNameFormat)
+        binding.dayName?.text = dateUtil.dayNameString(dayNameFormat).substringBeforeLast(".")
         binding.day?.text = dateUtil.dayString()
-        binding.month?.text = dateUtil.monthString(monthFormat)
+        binding.month?.text = dateUtil.monthString(monthFormat).substringBeforeLast(".")
         binding.timePeriod?.visibility = android.text.format.DateFormat.is24HourFormat(this).not().toVisibility()
         binding.timePeriod?.text = dateUtil.amPm()
         if (showSecond)