diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/dateIndicator/BubbleDate.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/dateIndicator/BubbleDate.qml
index 3a86ccbbb..8f7f0286f 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/dateIndicator/BubbleDate.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/dateIndicator/BubbleDate.qml
@@ -7,27 +7,31 @@ import qs.modules.common.widgets
 import QtQuick
 
 Item {
-    property int bubbleIndex: 0
+    property bool isMonth: false
     property real targetSize: 0
+    property alias text: bubbleText.text
+
+    text: Qt.locale().toString(DateTime.clock.date, isMonth ? "MM" : "d")
 
     MaterialCookie {
         z: 5
-        sides: bubbleIndex === 0 ? 4 : 1
+        sides: isMonth ? 1 : 4
         anchors.centerIn: parent
-        color: bubbleIndex === 0.0 ? Appearance.colors.colTertiaryContainer : Appearance.colors.colPrimaryContainer
+        color: isMonth ? Appearance.colors.colPrimaryContainer : Appearance.colors.colTertiaryContainer
         implicitSize: targetSize
         constantlyRotate: Config.options.background.clock.cookie.constantlyRotate
     }
+
     StyledText {
+        id: bubbleText
         z: 6
         anchors.centerIn: parent
-        text: bubbleIndex === 0.0 ? DateTime.date.substring(5, 7) : DateTime.date.substring(8, 10)
-        color: bubbleIndex === 0.0 ? Appearance.colors.colTertiary : Appearance.colors.colPrimary
-        opacity: root.style === "bubble" ? 1.0 : 0
+        color: isMonth ? Appearance.colors.colPrimary : Appearance.colors.colTertiary
+        opacity: root.style === "bubble" ? 1 : 0
         font {
             family: Appearance.font.family.expressive
             pixelSize: 30
-            weight: 1000
+            weight: Font.Black
         }
         Behavior on opacity {
             animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/dateIndicator/DateIndicator.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/dateIndicator/DateIndicator.qml
index fb286418f..3f503659c 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/dateIndicator/DateIndicator.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/dateIndicator/DateIndicator.qml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Item {
         sourceComponent: BubbleDate {
             implicitWidth: dayBubbleLoader.targetSize
             implicitHeight: dayBubbleLoader.targetSize
-            bubbleIndex: 0
+            isMonth: false
             targetSize: dayBubbleLoader.targetSize
         }
     }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Item {
         sourceComponent: BubbleDate {
             implicitWidth: monthBubbleLoader.targetSize
             implicitHeight: monthBubbleLoader.targetSize
-            bubbleIndex: 1
+            isMonth: true
             targetSize: monthBubbleLoader.targetSize
         }
     }