diff --git a/lisp/org-capture.el b/lisp/org-capture.el
index cbdf6f7..54f207d 100644
--- a/lisp/org-capture.el
+++ b/lisp/org-capture.el
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ The template may still contain \"%?\" for cursor positioning."
       ;; The current time
       (goto-char (point-min))
       (while (re-search-forward "%<\\([^>\n]+\\)>" nil t)
-	(replace-match (format-time-string (match-string 1)) t t))
+	(replace-match (format-time-string (match-string 1) ct) t t))
 
       ;; Simple %-escapes
       (goto-char (point-min))