diff --git a/helpers/parse-date.js b/helpers/parse-date.js
index f051c50..296453b 100644
--- a/helpers/parse-date.js
+++ b/helpers/parse-date.js
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ const getRelativeTime = function (d1, d2 = new Date()) {
 
 }
 
+export function makeLastUpdatedFriendly ( lastUpdated ) {
+
+    if ( !lastUpdated ) return null
+
+    const options = { month: "long", day: "numeric", year: "numeric" }
+    const date = new Date( lastUpdated.raw )
+    const americanDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", options).format(date)
+
+    return americanDate
+}
+
 export default function (rawDate) {
 
     const date = new Date(rawDate)
diff --git a/pages/app/_slug/index.vue b/pages/app/_slug/index.vue
index 2760bad..790cb5b 100644
--- a/pages/app/_slug/index.vue
+++ b/pages/app/_slug/index.vue
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import parseDate from '~/helpers/parse-date'
+import { lastUpdatedFriendly } from '~/helpers/parse-date'
 import { getAppEndpoint } from '~/helpers/app-derived.js'
 
 import LinkButton from '~/components/link-button.vue'
@@ -105,14 +105,7 @@ export default {
     },
     computed: {
         lastUpdatedFriendly () {
-
-            if (this.app.lastUpdated === null) return
-
-            const options = { month: "long", day: "numeric", year: "numeric" }
-            const date = new Date(this.app.lastUpdated.raw)
-            const americanDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", options).format(date)
-
-            return americanDate
+            return lastUpdatedFriendly( this.app.lastUpdated )
         }
     },
     head() {