diff --git a/plinth/modules/backups/repository.py b/plinth/modules/backups/repository.py
index 4d742f21c..8ce08b9a4 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/backups/repository.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/backups/repository.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import abc
 import contextlib
+import datetime
 import io
 import logging
 import os
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ class BaseBorgRepository(abc.ABC):
         """Return list of archives in this repository."""
         archives = privileged.list_repo(
             self.borg_path, self._get_encryption_passpharse())['archives']
+        for archive in archives:
+            archive['time'] = datetime.datetime.strptime(
+                archive['time'], '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f')
+            archive['start'] = datetime.datetime.strptime(
+                archive['start'], '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f')
+
         return sorted(archives, key=lambda archive: archive['start'],
                       reverse=True)
 
diff --git a/plinth/modules/backups/schedule.py b/plinth/modules/backups/schedule.py
index 3a347ef6c..1d89a0e73 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/backups/schedule.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/backups/schedule.py
@@ -242,14 +242,11 @@ class Schedule:
 
             archive['comment'] = comment
 
-            start_time = datetime.strptime(archive['start'],
-                                           '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f')
-            if start_time > now:
+            if archive['start'] > now:
                 # This backup was taken when clock was set in future. Ignore it
                 # to ensure backups continue to be taken.
                 continue
 
-            archive['start'] = start_time
             scheduled_archives.append(archive)
 
         return scheduled_archives
diff --git a/plinth/modules/backups/tests/test_schedule.py b/plinth/modules/backups/tests/test_schedule.py
index dd6ae0847..092a2f396 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/backups/tests/test_schedule.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/backups/tests/test_schedule.py
@@ -84,16 +84,12 @@ def _get_archives_from_test_data(data):
         if isinstance(archive_time, str):
             archive_time = datetime.strptime(archive_time,
                                              '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S+0000')
+
+        comment = json.dumps({'type': 'scheduled', 'periods': item['periods']})
         archive = {
-            'comment':
-                json.dumps({
-                    'type': 'scheduled',
-                    'periods': item['periods']
-                }),
-            'start':
-                archive_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f'),
-            'name':
-                f'archive-{index}'
+            'comment': comment,
+            'start': archive_time,
+            'name': f'archive-{index}'
         }
         archives.append(archive)