diff --git a/apps/web/app/search/page.test.tsx b/apps/web/app/search/page.test.tsx
index 3ee4e9e..43bfbd2 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/search/page.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/search/page.test.tsx
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ describe('SearchResults', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/42/)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('shows sender name and group name for each hit', () => {
+  it('shows sender name, group name, and formatted date for each hit', () => {
     render(<SearchResults hits={[makeHit('m1', 'Test')]} total={1} q="test" page={1} />);
     expect(screen.getByText(/alice/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText(/UP Parivar Dallas/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // approvedAt: 1748390400000 — verify a date string is rendered (locale-aware)
+    expect(screen.getByText(new Date(1748390400000).toLocaleDateString())).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('shows tags for each hit', () => {