diff --git a/MHPrettyDate/MHPrettyDate.h b/MHPrettyDate/MHPrettyDate.h
index c96f565..2b5f2e0 100644
--- a/MHPrettyDate/MHPrettyDate.h
+++ b/MHPrettyDate/MHPrettyDate.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ typedef enum
 
 @interface MHPrettyDate : NSObject
 
+@property (nonatomic, strong) NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter;
+
 +(NSString*) prettyDateFromDate:(NSDate*) date withFormat:(MHPrettyDateFormat) dateFormat;
 +(NSString*) prettyDateFromDate:(NSDate*) date withFormat:(MHPrettyDateFormat) dateFormat withDateStyle:(NSDateFormatterStyle) dateStyle;
 +(NSString*) prettyDateFromDate:(NSDate*) date withFormat:(MHPrettyDateFormat) dateFormat withDateStyle:(NSDateFormatterStyle) dateStyle withTimeStyle:(NSDateFormatterStyle) timeStyle;
diff --git a/MHPrettyDate/MHPrettyDate.m b/MHPrettyDate/MHPrettyDate.m
index 48df1a2..88b1c6b 100644
--- a/MHPrettyDate/MHPrettyDate.m
+++ b/MHPrettyDate/MHPrettyDate.m
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ @interface MHPrettyDate()
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) NSDate*            tomorrow;
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) NSDate*            weekAgo;
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) NSCalendar*        calendar;
-@property (strong, nonatomic)   NSDateFormatter*   dateFormatter;
 @property (assign)              MHPrettyDateFormat dateFormat;
 
 +(MHPrettyDate*) sharedInstance;
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ +(NSString*) formattedStringForDate:(NSDate*) date withFormat:(MHPrettyDateForma
 +(NSString*) formattedStringForDate:(NSDate*) date withFormat:(MHPrettyDateFormat) dateFormat withDateStyle:(NSDateFormatterStyle) dateStyle withTimeStyle:(NSDateFormatterStyle) timeStyle
 {
     NSString*        dateString;
-    NSDateFormatter* formatter   = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
+    NSDateFormatter* formatter = [[self sharedInstance] dateFormatter];
     
     if ([MHPrettyDate willMakePretty:date])
     {