diff --git a/src/collections/Events.ts b/src/collections/Events.ts
index 9f09096..4cf539e 100644
--- a/src/collections/Events.ts
+++ b/src/collections/Events.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@ const Events: CollectionConfig = {
 		useAsTitle: 'name'
 	},
 	timestamps: false,
+	hooks: {
+		afterRead: [
+			({ doc }) => {
+				const [ startDate, startTime ] = doc?.start?.split(' ') ?? [ null, null ];
+				const [ endDate, endTime ] = doc?.end?.split(' ') ?? [ null, null ];
+
+				Object.assign(doc, {
+					startTime,
+					startDate
+				});
+
+				if (endTime && endDate) {
+					Object.assign(doc, {
+						endTime,
+						endDate
+					});
+				}
+
+				return doc;
+			},
+		]
+	},
 	fields: [
 		{
 			name: 'name',
@@ -26,42 +48,60 @@ const Events: CollectionConfig = {
 			type: 'row',
 			fields: [
 				{
-					name: 'startTime',
-					label: 'Start Time',
-					type: 'date',
+					name: 'start',
+					label: 'Start',
+					type: 'text',
 					required: true,
+					validate: (val) => {
+						const regex = /^\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{4} \d{2}:\d{2}$/;
+
+						if (!regex.test(val))
+							return 'Must be in the form dd/mm/yyyy HH:mm';
+
+						return true;
+					},
 					admin: {
 						width: '50%',
-						date: {
-							displayFormat: 'MMM d, yyy HH:mm',
-							timeFormat: 'HH:mm',
-							timeIntervals: 15
-						}
+						description: 'Please fill out in the form dd/mm/yyyy HH:mm'
 					}
 				},
 				{
-					name: 'endTime',
-					label: 'End Time',
-					type: 'date',
+					name: 'end',
+					label: 'End',
+					type: 'text',
 					validate: (val, { siblingData }) => {
 						if (!val)
 							return true;
 
-						const end = new Date(val).getTime();
-						const start = new Date(siblingData.startTime).getTime();
+						const regex = /^\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{4} \d{2}:\d{2}$/;
 
-						if (end >= start)
-							return true;
+						if (!regex.test(val))
+							return 'Must be in the form dd/mm/yyyy HH:mm';
 
-						return 'End date must be greater than or equal to the start date';
+						const end = val;
+						const start = siblingData.start;
+
+						const [ startDateObject, endDateObject ] = [ start, end ].map(v => {
+							const d = new Date();
+
+							const [ date, time ] = v.split(' ');
+							const [ day, month, year ] = date.split('/');
+							const [ hours, minutes ] = time.split(':');
+
+							d.setFullYear(year, month - 1, day);
+							d.setHours(hours, minutes, 0, 0);
+
+							return d;
+						});
+
+						if (endDateObject < startDateObject)
+							return 'End date must be greater than or equal to the start date';
+
+						return true;
 					},
 					admin: {
 						width: '50%',
-						date: {
-							displayFormat: 'MMM d, yyy HH:mm',
-							timeFormat: 'HH:mm',
-							timeIntervals: 15
-						}
+						description: 'Please fill out in the form dd/mm/yyyy HH:mm'
 					}
 				}
 			]
diff --git a/src/payload-types.ts b/src/payload-types.ts
index a20d50d..40cde95 100644
--- a/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ export interface Event {
     value: string | EventType;
     relationTo: 'event-types';
   };
-  startTime: string;
-  endTime?: string;
+  start: string;
+  end?: string;
 }