diff --git a/platform/commonUI/formats/bundle.json b/platform/commonUI/formats/bundle.json
index 8f9b23d5f5..798bcc7369 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/formats/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/formats/bundle.json
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
                 "key": "utc",
                 "implementation": "UTCTimeFormat.js"
             }
+        ],
+        "constants": [
+            {
+                "key": "DEFAULT_TIME_FORMAT",
+                "value": "utc"
+            }
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/platform/telemetry/bundle.json b/platform/telemetry/bundle.json
index 79cf4d503a..bb21ccaa35 100644
--- a/platform/telemetry/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/telemetry/bundle.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             {
                 "key": "telemetryFormatter",
                 "implementation": "TelemetryFormatter.js",
-                "depends": [ "formatService" ]
+                "depends": [ "formatService", "DEFAULT_TIME_FORMAT", "$log" ]
             },
             {
                 "key": "telemetrySubscriber",
diff --git a/platform/telemetry/src/TelemetryFormatter.js b/platform/telemetry/src/TelemetryFormatter.js
index 125d92710c..1aa24b644d 100644
--- a/platform/telemetry/src/TelemetryFormatter.js
+++ b/platform/telemetry/src/TelemetryFormatter.js
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ define(
          * @memberof platform/telemetry
          * @constructor
          */
-        function TelemetryFormatter(formatService) {
+        function TelemetryFormatter(formatService, defaultFormatKey, $log) {
             this.formatService = formatService;
+            this.defaultFormat = formatService.getFormat(defaultFormatKey);
+            this.$log = $log;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -51,9 +53,11 @@ define(
          *        data and time, suitable for display.
          */
         TelemetryFormatter.prototype.formatDomainValue = function (v, key) {
-            var formatter = this.formatService.getFormat(key) ||
-                    this.formatService.getFormat('utc');
-            return isNaN(v) ? "" : formatter.format(v);
+            var formatter = (key === undefined) ?
+                    this.defaultFormat :
+                    this.formatService.getFormat(key);
+
+            return isNaN(v) ? "" : formatter ? formatter.format(v) : String(v);
         };
 
         /**