diff --git a/adjust_time.coffee b/adjust_time.coffee
index 9644830..d6e1dd4 100644
--- a/adjust_time.coffee
+++ b/adjust_time.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ adjust_time = (delta) ->
 
 COMMANDS = {
   win32: '[time ]HH[:]mm[:]ss[.]SS[ && date ]MM[-]DD[-]YY'
-  linux: '[date -s ]YYYY[-]MM[-]DDTHH[:]mm[:]ss[.]SSS'
+	# FIXME linux command date or timedatectl cannot process the millisecond parts (.SSS)
+  linux: '[date +%FT%T -s ]YYYY[-]MM[-]DDTHH[:]mm[:]ss[.]SSS'
 }
 adjust_time.command = COMMANDS[platform] or COMMANDS.linux