diff --git a/shares.py b/shares.py
index 5847f1b8f..d55ea0a34 100644
--- a/shares.py
+++ b/shares.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from session import postImage
 from session import createSession
 from utils import has_object_stringType
 from utils import dateStringToSeconds
-from utils import dateSecondsToString
+from utils import date_seconds_to_string
 from utils import get_config_param
 from utils import get_full_domain
 from utils import validNickname
@@ -1314,8 +1314,8 @@ def sharesCatalogEndpoint(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
                     if not re.match(matchPattern, description):
                         continue
 
-                startDateStr = dateSecondsToString(item['published'])
-                expireDateStr = dateSecondsToString(item['expire'])
+                startDateStr = date_seconds_to_string(item['published'])
+                expireDateStr = date_seconds_to_string(item['expire'])
                 shareId = _getValidSharedItemID(owner, item['displayName'])
                 if item['dfcId'].startswith('epicyon#'):
                     dfcId = "epicyon:" + item['dfcId'].split('#')[1]
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 10620d064..294626bd0 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ from utils import get_supported_languages
 from utils import setConfigParam
 from utils import is_group_actor
 from utils import dateStringToSeconds
-from utils import dateSecondsToString
+from utils import date_seconds_to_string
 from utils import validPassword
 from utils import userAgentDomain
 from utils import camelCaseSplit
@@ -5675,7 +5675,7 @@ def _testDateConversions() -> None:
     print('testDateConversions')
     dateStr = "2021-05-16T14:37:41Z"
     dateSec = dateStringToSeconds(dateStr)
-    dateStr2 = dateSecondsToString(dateSec)
+    dateStr2 = date_seconds_to_string(dateSec)
     assert dateStr == dateStr2
 
 
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 85e56e61b..aa8921816 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -2981,11 +2981,11 @@ def dateStringToSeconds(dateStr: str) -> int:
     return int(datetime.datetime.timestamp(expiryTime))
 
 
-def dateSecondsToString(dateSec: int) -> str:
+def date_seconds_to_string(date_sec: int) -> str:
     """Converts a date in seconds since epoch to a string
     """
-    thisDate = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(dateSec)
-    return thisDate.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    this_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(date_sec)
+    return this_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 
 
 def has_group_type(base_dir: str, actor: str, person_cache: {},