diff --git a/libs/model/src/models/community_alerts.ts b/libs/model/src/models/community_alerts.ts
index 4daeb3be204..dab5c9d8394 100644
--- a/libs/model/src/models/community_alerts.ts
+++ b/libs/model/src/models/community_alerts.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,21 @@ export default (
         type: Sequelize.DATE,
         allowNull: false,
         defaultValue: sequelize.literal('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'),
+        get() {
+          return (this.getDataValue(
+            'created_at',
+          ) as unknown as Date)!.toISOString();
+        },
       },
       updated_at: {
         type: Sequelize.DATE,
         allowNull: false,
         defaultValue: sequelize.literal('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'),
+        get() {
+          return (this.getDataValue(
+            'updated_at',
+          ) as unknown as Date)!.toISOString();
+        },
       },
     },
     {
diff --git a/libs/schemas/src/entities/notification.schemas.ts b/libs/schemas/src/entities/notification.schemas.ts
index 2d9acbde5da..6ad18a4f48c 100644
--- a/libs/schemas/src/entities/notification.schemas.ts
+++ b/libs/schemas/src/entities/notification.schemas.ts
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ export const CommunityAlert = z
   .object({
     user_id: PG_INT,
     community_id: z.string(),
-    created_at: z.coerce.date().optional(),
-    updated_at: z.coerce.date().optional(),
+    created_at: z.string().optional(),
+    updated_at: z.string().optional(),
   })
   .merge(
     z.object({
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/sidebar/CommunitySection/CommunitySection.tsx b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/sidebar/CommunitySection/CommunitySection.tsx
index e459099d932..704d3a0fa4e 100644
--- a/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/sidebar/CommunitySection/CommunitySection.tsx
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/client/scripts/views/components/sidebar/CommunitySection/CommunitySection.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { CommunityAlert } from '@hicommonwealth/schemas';
 import 'components/sidebar/CommunitySection/CommunitySection.scss';
 import { findDenominationString } from 'helpers/findDenomination';
 import React from 'react';
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import { getUniqueTopicIdsIncludedInActiveContest } from 'views/components/sideb
 import { SubscriptionButton } from 'views/components/subscription_button';
 import ManageCommunityStakeModal from 'views/modals/ManageCommunityStakeModal/ManageCommunityStakeModal';
 import useCommunityContests from 'views/pages/CommunityManagement/Contests/useCommunityContests';
-import { z } from 'zod';
 import useManageCommunityStakeModalStore from '../../../../state/ui/modals/manageCommunityStakeModal';
 import Permissions from '../../../../utils/Permissions';
 import AccountConnectionIndicator from '../AccountConnectionIndicator';
@@ -59,11 +57,9 @@ export const CommunitySection = ({ showSkeleton }: CommunitySectionProps) => {
   const topicIdsIncludedInContest =
     getUniqueTopicIdsIncludedInActiveContest(contestsData);
 
-  const communityAlerts:
-    | ReadonlyArray<z.infer<typeof CommunityAlert>>
-    | undefined = useCommunityAlertsQuery({
+  const communityAlerts = useCommunityAlertsQuery({
     enabled: user.isLoggedIn && !!app.chain,
-  }).data as unknown as ReadonlyArray<z.infer<typeof CommunityAlert>>;
+  }).data;
 
   if (showSkeleton || isLoading || isContestDataLoading)
     return <CommunitySectionSkeleton />;