diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanCard.vue
index 100aceced..9fffa6e47 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanCard.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             :src="getImage(meal.slug)"
             @click="openSearch(index)"
           ></v-img>
-          <v-card-title class="my-n3 mb-n6">{{ meal.dateText }}</v-card-title>
+          <v-card-title class="my-n3 mb-n6">{{ $d( new Date(meal.date), 'short' ) }}</v-card-title>
           <v-card-subtitle> {{ meal.name }}</v-card-subtitle>
         </v-card>
       </v-hover>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
index 8eaaa4389..c5ec0d8b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
@@ -69,16 +69,14 @@
       <MealPlanCard v-model="meals" />
     </v-card-text>
     <v-row align="center" justify="end">
-      <v-card-actions>
-        <v-btn color="success" @click="random" v-if="meals[1]" text>
+      <v-card-actions class="mr-5">
+        <v-btn color="success" @click="random" v-if="meals.length > 0" text>
           {{ $t("general.random") }}
         </v-btn>
-        <v-btn color="success" @click="save" text>
+        <v-btn color="success" @click="save" text :disabled="meals.length == 0">
           {{ $t("general.save") }}
         </v-btn>
 
-        <v-spacer></v-spacer>
-        <v-btn icon @click="show = !show"> </v-btn>
       </v-card-actions>
     </v-row>
   </v-card>
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ export default {
 
       let dateDif = (endDate - startDate) / (1000 * 3600 * 24) + 1;
 
-      if (dateDif <= 1) {
+      if (dateDif < 1) {
         return null;
       }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n.js b/frontend/src/i18n.js
index 41d46703c..f5320dcc2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n.js
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n.js
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@ import VueI18n from "vue-i18n";
 
 Vue.use(VueI18n);
 
-function loadLocaleMessages() {
-  const locales = require.context(
-    "./locales",
-    true,
-    /[A-Za-z0-9-_,\s]+\.json$/i
-  );
+
+function parseLocaleFiles(locales) {
   const messages = {};
   locales.keys().forEach(key => {
     const matched = key.match(/([A-Za-z0-9-_]+)\./i);
@@ -20,8 +16,28 @@ function loadLocaleMessages() {
   return messages;
 }
 
+function loadLocaleMessages() {
+  const locales = require.context(
+    "./locales/messages",
+    true,
+    /[A-Za-z0-9-_,\s]+\.json$/i
+  );
+  return parseLocaleFiles(locales);
+}
+
+function loadDateTimeFormats() {
+  const locales = require.context(
+    "./locales/dateTimeFormats",
+    true,
+    /[A-Za-z0-9-_,\s]+\.json$/i
+  );
+  return parseLocaleFiles(locales);
+}
+
+
 export default new VueI18n({
   locale: "en",
   fallbackLocale: process.env.VUE_APP_I18N_FALLBACK_LOCALE || "en",
   messages: loadLocaleMessages(),
+  dateTimeFormats: loadDateTimeFormats() 
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/da.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/da.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0af56a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/da.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/de.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/de.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0af56a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/en.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0af56a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/fr.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/fr.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0af56a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/fr.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/pl.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/pl.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0af56a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/pl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/sv.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/sv.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0af56a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/sv.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/zh-CN.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/zh-CN.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0af56a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/zh-CN.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/zh-TW.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/zh-TW.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0af56a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/zh-TW.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/da.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/da.json
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/locales/da.json
rename to frontend/src/locales/messages/da.json
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/de.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/de.json
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/locales/de.json
rename to frontend/src/locales/messages/de.json
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/en.json
similarity index 98%
rename from frontend/src/locales/en.json
rename to frontend/src/locales/messages/en.json
index bdf4685ab..429f28e82 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/messages/en.json
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 {
+
+  "dateTimeFormats": {
+    "short": {
+      "month": "short",
+      "day": "numeric",
+      "weekday": "long"
+    }
+  },
   "404": {
     "page-not-found": "404 Page Not Found",
     "take-me-home": "Take me Home"
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/fr.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/fr.json
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/locales/fr.json
rename to frontend/src/locales/messages/fr.json
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/pl.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/pl.json
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/locales/pl.json
rename to frontend/src/locales/messages/pl.json
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/sv.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/sv.json
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/locales/sv.json
rename to frontend/src/locales/messages/sv.json
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/zh-CN.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/zh-CN.json
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/locales/zh-CN.json
rename to frontend/src/locales/messages/zh-CN.json
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/zh-TW.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/zh-TW.json
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/locales/zh-TW.json
rename to frontend/src/locales/messages/zh-TW.json
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlanPage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlanPage.vue
index 90d583d2a..eb87f34b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlanPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlanPage.vue
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
       >
         <v-card class="mt-1">
           <v-card-title>
-            {{ formatDate(mealplan.startDate) }} -
-            {{ formatDate(mealplan.endDate) }}
+            {{ $d( new Date(mealplan.startDate), 'short' ) }} -
+            {{ $d( new Date(mealplan.endDate), 'short' ) }}
           </v-card-title>
           <v-list nav>
             <v-list-item-group color="primary">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                 </v-list-item-avatar>
                 <v-list-item-content>
                   <v-list-item-title v-text="meal.name"></v-list-item-title>
-                  <v-list-item-subtitle v-text="meal.dateText">
+                  <v-list-item-subtitle v-text="$d( new Date(meal.date), 'short' )" >
                   </v-list-item-subtitle>
                 </v-list-item-content>
               </v-list-item>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlanThisWeekPage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlanThisWeekPage.vue
index c61cfa232..aacec5312 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlanThisWeekPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlanThisWeekPage.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <v-card-title class="justify-center">
                   {{ meal.name }}
                 </v-card-title>
-                <v-card-subtitle> {{ meal.dateText }}</v-card-subtitle>
+                <v-card-subtitle> {{ $d(new Date(meal.date), 'short' ) }}</v-card-subtitle>
 
                 <v-card-text> {{ meal.description }} </v-card-text>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/modules/userSettings.js b/frontend/src/store/modules/userSettings.js
index 59a210dfb..b961525b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/modules/userSettings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/modules/userSettings.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const actions = {
     }
   },
 
+
   async initTheme({ dispatch, getters }) {
     //If theme is empty resetTheme
     if (Object.keys(getters.getActiveTheme).length === 0) {
diff --git a/mealie/services/meal_services.py b/mealie/services/meal_services.py
index a723b3fde..d681112b1 100644
--- a/mealie/services/meal_services.py
+++ b/mealie/services/meal_services.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from datetime import date, timedelta
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from db.database import db
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, validator
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 from services.recipe_services import Recipe
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ class MealPlan(BaseModel):
             }
         }
 
+    @validator('endDate')
+    def endDate_after_startDate(cls, v, values, **kwargs):
+        if 'startDate' in values and v < values['startDate']:
+            raise ValueError('EndDate should be greater than StartDate')
+        return v
+
     def process_meals(self, session: Session):
         meals = []
         for x, meal in enumerate(self.meals):