diff --git a/components/mobile-plugins/android-plugin/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.mobile.android.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/mdm/services/android/services/impl/DeviceManagementAdminServiceImpl.java b/components/mobile-plugins/android-plugin/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.mobile.android.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/mdm/services/android/services/impl/DeviceManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
index b7fcd5f92b..2349aa3ef6 100644
--- a/components/mobile-plugins/android-plugin/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.mobile.android.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/mdm/services/android/services/impl/DeviceManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/mobile-plugins/android-plugin/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.mobile.android.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/mdm/services/android/services/impl/DeviceManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ public class DeviceManagementAdminServiceImpl implements DeviceManagementAdminSe
 
     private static void validateScheduleDate(String dateString){
         try {
-            if (dateString != null) {
+            if (dateString != null && !dateString.isEmpty()) {
                 SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT);
                 sdf.setLenient(false);
                 sdf.parse(dateString);
diff --git a/components/mobile-plugins/mobile-base-plugin/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.mobile.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/mdm.unit.device.operation-bar/public/templates/operations.hbs b/components/mobile-plugins/mobile-base-plugin/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.mobile.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/mdm.unit.device.operation-bar/public/templates/operations.hbs
index 0b94ae0881..877ef2e471 100644
--- a/components/mobile-plugins/mobile-base-plugin/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.mobile.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/mdm.unit.device.operation-bar/public/templates/operations.hbs
+++ b/components/mobile-plugins/mobile-base-plugin/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.mobile.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/mdm.unit.device.operation-bar/public/templates/operations.hbs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
                                         showDropdowns: true,
                                         timePickerIncrement: 1,
                                         locale: {
-                                            format: 'MM-DD-YYYY hh:mm a'
+                                            format: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZZ"
                                         }
                                     });
                                 });
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
                                             showDropdowns: true,
                                             timePickerIncrement: 1,
                                             locale: {
-                                                format: 'MM-DD-YYYY hh:mm a'
+                                                format: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZZ"
                                             }
                                         });
                                     }