diff --git a/src/View/Helper/CrudViewHelper.php b/src/View/Helper/CrudViewHelper.php
index 6bcbe73e..7b537d79 100644
--- a/src/View/Helper/CrudViewHelper.php
+++ b/src/View/Helper/CrudViewHelper.php
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public function formatTime(string $field, $value, array $options): string
         if ($value === null) {
             return $this->Html->badge(__d('crud', 'N/A'), ['class' => 'info']);
         }
-        $format = $options['format'] ?? null;
+        $format = $options['format'] ?? 'KK:mm:ss a';
 
         /** @psalm-suppress ArgumentTypeCoercion */
         if (
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public function formatTime(string $field, $value, array $options): string
             || is_string($value)
             || $value instanceof DateTimeInterface
         ) {
-            return $this->Time->nice($value, $format);
+            return (string)$this->Time->format($value, $format);
         }
 
         return $this->Html->badge(__d('crud', 'N/A'), ['class' => 'info']);
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/CrudViewHelperTest.php b/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/CrudViewHelperTest.php
index 70998e9a..bb7427a8 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/CrudViewHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/CrudViewHelperTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CrudViewHelperTest extends TestCase
     /**
      * Helper to be tested
      *
-     * @var \Cake\View\Helper\CrudViewHelper
+     * @var \Crud\View\Helper\CrudViewHelper
      */
     public $CrudView;
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public function testIntrospect()
             'datetime' => 'formatTime',
         ]);
         $result = $this->CrudView->introspect('created', $value);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->CrudView->Time->nice($value), $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->CrudView->Time->format($value, 'KK:mm:ss a'), $result);
 
         $this->CrudView->setConfig('fieldFormatters', [
             'datetime' => function () {