diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/email_logs.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/email_logs.js.handlebars
index 508f72566e9..c0130f3660c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/email_logs.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/email_logs.js.handlebars
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   {{#if model.length}}
     {{#groupedEach model}}
       <tr>
-        <td>{{date created_at}}</td>
+        <td>{{unboundDate created_at}}</td>
         <td>
           {{#if user}}
             {{#link-to 'adminUser' user}}{{avatar user imageSize="tiny"}}{{/link-to}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/flags.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/flags.js.handlebars
index 0680e61c625..389456d23f6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/flags.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/flags.js.handlebars
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                     {{#link-to 'adminUser' this.user}}{{avatar this.user imageSize="small"}} {{/link-to}}
                   </td>
                   <td>
-                    {{date this.flaggedAt}}
+                    {{unboundDate this.flaggedAt}}
                   </td>
                   <td>
                     {{this.flagType}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
index 680ce5a127b..2b9abde9b17 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
@@ -305,12 +305,13 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('number', function(property, options) {
 });
 
 /**
-  Display logic for dates.
+  Display logic for dates. It is unbound in Ember but will use jQuery to
+  update the dates on a regular interval.
 
-  @method date
+  @method unboundDate
   @for Handlebars
 **/
-Handlebars.registerHelper('date', function(property, options) {
+Handlebars.registerHelper('unboundDate', function(property, options) {
   var leaveAgo;
   if (property.hash) {
     if (property.hash.leaveAgo) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-map.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-map.js.handlebars
index d9a415ef146..b9dec175766 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-map.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-map.js.handlebars
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
       <a href='{{unbound topic.url}}' {{bindAttr class=topic.ageCold}}>
       <h4>{{i18n created}}</h4>
       {{avatar details.created_by imageSize="tiny"}}
-      {{date topic.created_at}}
+      {{unboundDate topic.created_at}}
       </a>
     </li>
     <li>
       <a {{bindAttr href="topic.lastPostUrl"}}>
       <h4>{{i18n last_post}}</h4>
       {{avatar details.last_poster imageSize="tiny"}}
-      {{date topic.last_posted_at}}
+      {{unboundDate topic.last_posted_at}}
       </a>
     </li>
     <li>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/history.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/history.js.handlebars
index ca9df8eb507..a2bebd77851 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/history.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/history.js.handlebars
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <div id="revision-details">
-      {{i18n post.revisions.details.edited_by}} {{avatar this imageSize="small"}} {{username}} <span class="date">{{date path="created_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</span> {{#if edit_reason}} &mdash; <span class="edit-reason">{{edit_reason}}</span>{{/if}}
+      {{i18n post.revisions.details.edited_by}} {{avatar this imageSize="small"}} {{username}} <span class="date">{{unboundDate path="created_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</span> {{#if edit_reason}} &mdash; <span class="edit-reason">{{edit_reason}}</span>{{/if}}
     </div>
     <div id="revisions">
       {{{diff}}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/poster_expansion.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/poster_expansion.handlebars
index d0146471571..078bd69e65f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/poster_expansion.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/poster_expansion.handlebars
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
   {{/if}}
 
   {{#if user}}
-    <h3>{{i18n last_post}} {{date path="user.last_posted_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</h3>
-    <h3>{{i18n joined}} {{date path="user.created_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</h3>
+    <h3>{{i18n last_post}} {{unboundDate path="user.last_posted_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</h3>
+    <h3>{{i18n joined}} {{unboundDate path="user.created_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</h3>
 
     <div class='bottom'>
       {{#if user.bio_cooked}}<div class='bio'>{{{user.bio_cooked}}}</div>{{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/invited.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/invited.js.handlebars
index ad8851e07ba..098af2258f9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/invited.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/invited.js.handlebars
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
             {{#linkTo 'user' user}}{{avatar user imageSize="tiny"}}{{/linkTo}}
             {{#linkTo 'user' user}}{{user.username}}{{/linkTo}}
           </td>
-          <td>{{date redeemed_at}}</td>
-          <td>{{date user.last_seen_at}}</td>
+          <td>{{unboundDate redeemed_at}}</td>
+          <td>{{unboundDate user.last_seen_at}}</td>
           <td>{{number user.topics_entered}}</td>
           <td>{{number user.posts_read_count}}</td>
           <td>{{{unbound user.time_read}}}</td>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/stream.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/stream.js.handlebars
index 293ceb1013f..953895c2aa5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/stream.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/stream.js.handlebars
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div {{bindAttr class=":item hidden deleted moderator_action"}}>
     <div class='clearfix info'>
       <a href="{{unbound userUrl}}" class='avatar-link'><div class='avatar-wrapper'>{{avatar this imageSize="large" extraClasses="actor" ignoreTitle="true"}}</div></a>
-      <span class='time'>{{date path="created_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</span>
+      <span class='time'>{{unboundDate path="created_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</span>
       <span class="title">
         <a href="{{unbound postUrl}}">{{unbound title}}</a>
       </span>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.js.handlebars
index 7cc6818c731..f18eb1d9410 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.js.handlebars
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
                 <dt>{{i18n user.website}}</dt><dd><a {{bindAttr href="website"}} target="_blank">{{websiteName}}</a></dd>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if created_at}}
-                <dt>{{i18n user.created}}</dt><dd>{{date created_at}}</dd>
+                <dt>{{i18n user.created}}</dt><dd>{{unboundDate created_at}}</dd>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if last_posted_at}}
-                <dt>{{i18n user.last_posted}}</dt><dd>{{date last_posted_at}}</dd>
+                <dt>{{i18n user.last_posted}}</dt><dd>{{unboundDate last_posted_at}}</dd>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if last_seen_at}}
-                <dt>{{i18n user.last_seen}}</dt><dd>{{date last_seen_at}}</dd>
+                <dt>{{i18n user.last_seen}}</dt><dd>{{unboundDate last_seen_at}}</dd>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if invited_by}}
                 <dt>{{i18n user.invited_by}}</dt><dd>{{#link-to 'userActivity' invited_by}}{{invited_by.username}}{{/link-to}}</dd>