diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentService.java
index bb2c9300..3399a334 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentService.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.YearMonth;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -171,8 +172,7 @@ public class DocumentService {
 
         Map<String, Integer> counts = new java.util.TreeMap<>();
         for (LocalDate d : dates) {
-            String month = String.format("%04d-%02d", d.getYear(), d.getMonthValue());
-            counts.merge(month, 1, Integer::sum);
+            counts.merge(YearMonth.from(d).toString(), 1, Integer::sum);
         }
         List<MonthBucket> buckets = counts.entrySet().stream()
                 .map(e -> new MonthBucket(e.getKey(), e.getValue()))