diff --git a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Extension/JSONDecoder.DateDecodingStrategy+ISO8601Fallback.swift b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Extension/JSONDecoder.DateDecodingStrategy+ISO8601Fallback.swift
index 5d4274bf07..ed187adfbb 100644
--- a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Extension/JSONDecoder.DateDecodingStrategy+ISO8601Fallback.swift
+++ b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Extension/JSONDecoder.DateDecodingStrategy+ISO8601Fallback.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 import Foundation
 
 extension JSONDecoder.DateDecodingStrategy {
+  static var iso8601WithoutTimezone: JSONDecoder.DateDecodingStrategy {
+    let formatter = DateFormatter()
+    formatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US_POSIX")
+    formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss"
+    return .formatted(formatter)
+  }
   static var ios8601WithFallback: JSONDecoder.DateDecodingStrategy {
     if #available(iOS 10.0, *) {
       return .iso8601
diff --git a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Manager.swift b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Manager.swift
index da3f542801..a8bf290877 100644
--- a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Manager.swift
+++ b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/Manager.swift
@@ -595,12 +595,17 @@ public class Manager: NSObject, HTTPDownloadDelegate, UIGestureRecognizerDelegat
     if let keyboard = try? decoder.decode(KeyboardAPICall.self, from: data) {
       downloadKeyboard(keyboard)
     } else {
-      decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .ios8601WithMilliseconds
-      do {
-        let keyboard = try decoder.decode(KeyboardAPICall.self, from: data)
+      decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .iso8601WithoutTimezone
+      if let keyboard = try? decoder.decode(KeyboardAPICall.self, from: data) {
         downloadKeyboard(keyboard)
-      } catch {
-        downloadFailed(forKeyboards: [], error: error)
+      } else {
+        decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .ios8601WithMilliseconds
+        do {
+          let keyboard = try decoder.decode(KeyboardAPICall.self, from: data)
+          downloadKeyboard(keyboard)
+        } catch {
+          downloadFailed(forKeyboards: [], error: error)
+        }
       }
     }
   }