diff --git a/apps/astarte_appengine_api/lib/astarte_appengine_api/device/device_status.ex b/apps/astarte_appengine_api/lib/astarte_appengine_api/device/device_status.ex
index 4009703bfe..05b6aea284 100644
--- a/apps/astarte_appengine_api/lib/astarte_appengine_api/device/device_status.ex
+++ b/apps/astarte_appengine_api/lib/astarte_appengine_api/device/device_status.ex
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ defmodule Astarte.AppEngine.API.Device.DeviceStatus do
 
     # groups_map could be nil, default to empty map
     groups = Map.keys(groups_map || %{})
+    last_connection = truncate_datetime(last_connection)
+    last_disconnection = truncate_datetime(last_disconnection)
+    first_registration = truncate_datetime(first_registration)
+    first_credentials_request = truncate_datetime(first_credentials_request)
 
     %DeviceStatus{
       id: Device.encode_device_id(device_id),
@@ -133,6 +137,9 @@ defmodule Astarte.AppEngine.API.Device.DeviceStatus do
     }
   end
 
+  defp truncate_datetime(nil), do: nil
+  defp truncate_datetime(datetime), do: datetime |> DateTime.truncate(:millisecond)
+
   defp ip_string(nil) do
     nil
   end
diff --git a/apps/astarte_appengine_api/lib/astarte_appengine_api/device/queries.ex b/apps/astarte_appengine_api/lib/astarte_appengine_api/device/queries.ex
index 7dfabc0c3b..5ac444bee4 100644
--- a/apps/astarte_appengine_api/lib/astarte_appengine_api/device/queries.ex
+++ b/apps/astarte_appengine_api/lib/astarte_appengine_api/device/queries.ex
@@ -451,17 +451,26 @@ defmodule Astarte.AppEngine.API.Device.Queries do
     |> to_string()
   end
 
-  def retrieve_device_status(realm_name, device_id) do
+  def retrieve_device_for_status(realm_name, device_id) do
     keyspace = keyspace_name(realm_name)
-    fields = [:device_id | @device_status_columns_without_device_id]
+    do_retrieve_device_for_status(keyspace, device_id)
+  end
 
-    query = from(DatabaseDevice, prefix: ^keyspace, select: ^fields)
+  def retrieve_device_status(realm_name, device_id) do
+    keyspace = keyspace_name(realm_name)
 
-    with {:ok, device} <- Repo.fetch(query, device_id, error: :device_not_found) do
+    with {:ok, device} <- do_retrieve_device_for_status(keyspace, device_id) do
       {:ok, build_device_status(keyspace, device)}
     end
   end
 
+  defp do_retrieve_device_for_status(keyspace, device_id) do
+    fields = [:device_id | @device_status_columns_without_device_id]
+    query = from(DatabaseDevice, prefix: ^keyspace, select: ^fields)
+
+    Repo.fetch(query, device_id, error: :device_not_found)
+  end
+
   defp deletion_in_progress?(keyspace, device_id) do
     case Repo.fetch(DeletionInProgress, device_id, prefix: keyspace) do
       {:ok, _} -> true
diff --git a/apps/astarte_appengine_api/test/astarte_appengine_api_web/controllers/device_status_by_group_controller_test.exs b/apps/astarte_appengine_api/test/astarte_appengine_api_web/controllers/device_status_by_group_controller_test.exs
index 2f8c4fb1c8..db7f2e3fa6 100644
--- a/apps/astarte_appengine_api/test/astarte_appengine_api_web/controllers/device_status_by_group_controller_test.exs
+++ b/apps/astarte_appengine_api/test/astarte_appengine_api_web/controllers/device_status_by_group_controller_test.exs
@@ -97,25 +97,6 @@ defmodule Astarte.AppEngine.APIWeb.DeviceStatusByGroupControllerTest do
     "groups" => [@group_name],
     "deletion_in_progress" => false
   }
-  @expected_device_status_long_timestamps %{
-    "connected" => false,
-    "id" => @expected_device_id,
-    "aliases" => %{"display_name" => "device_a"},
-    "introspection" => @expected_introspection,
-    "last_credentials_request_ip" => "198.51.100.89",
-    "last_seen_ip" => "198.51.100.81",
-    "attributes" => %{"attribute_key" => "device_a_attribute"},
-    "credentials_inhibited" => false,
-    "total_received_bytes" => 4_500_000,
-    "total_received_msgs" => 45000,
-    "previous_interfaces" => @expected_previous_interfaces,
-    "groups" => [@group_name],
-    "deletion_in_progress" => false,
-    "first_credentials_request" => "2016-08-20T09:44:00.000000Z",
-    "first_registration" => "2016-08-15T09:44:00.000000Z",
-    "last_connection" => "2017-09-28T03:45:00.000000Z",
-    "last_disconnection" => "2017-09-29T18:25:00.000000Z"
-  }
 
   setup_all do
     {:ok, _client} = DatabaseTestHelper.create_test_keyspace()
@@ -189,7 +170,7 @@ defmodule Astarte.AppEngine.APIWeb.DeviceStatusByGroupControllerTest do
       end
 
       assert Enum.find(devices, &(Map.get(&1, "id") == @expected_device_id)) ==
-               @expected_device_status_long_timestamps
+               @expected_device_status
     end
 
     test "implements pagination correctly", %{conn: conn} do