Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/date/DateUtils.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/date/DateUtils.java	(revision 10482)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/date/DateUtils.java	(revision 10483)
@@ -134,4 +134,5 @@
             // example date format "18-AUG-08 13:33:03"
             SimpleDateFormat f = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy HH:mm:ss");
+            f.setTimeZone(calendarLocale.getTimeZone());
             Date d = f.parse(str, new ParsePosition(0));
             if (d != null)
Index: /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/date/DateUtilsTest.java
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--- /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/date/DateUtilsTest.java	(revision 10482)
+++ /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/date/DateUtilsTest.java	(revision 10483)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.openstreetmap.josm.JOSMFixture;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.testutils.JOSMTestRules;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.UncheckedParseException;
 
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 
     /**
-     * Setup test.
-     */
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void setUp() {
-        JOSMFixture.createUnitTestFixture().init();
-    }
+     * Set the timezone and timeout.
+     */
+    @Rule
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "URF_UNREAD_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD")
+    public JOSMTestRules test = new JOSMTestRules().i18n().preferences();
 
     /**
@@ -117,6 +116,12 @@
     @Test
     public void testFormatTime() {
-        assertEquals("1:00 AM", DateUtils.formatTime(new Date(123), DateFormat.SHORT));
-        assertEquals("1:00:00 AM CET", DateUtils.formatTime(new Date(123), DateFormat.LONG));
+        assertEquals("12:00 AM", DateUtils.formatTime(new Date(0), DateFormat.SHORT));
+        assertEquals("1:00 AM", DateUtils.formatTime(new Date(60 * 60 * 1000), DateFormat.SHORT));
+        assertEquals("12:00 AM", DateUtils.formatTime(new Date(999), DateFormat.SHORT));
+        // ignore seconds
+        assertEquals("12:00 AM", DateUtils.formatTime(new Date(5999), DateFormat.SHORT));
+
+        TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("Europe/Berlin"));
+        assertEquals("1:00:00 AM CET", DateUtils.formatTime(new Date(0), DateFormat.LONG));
     }