diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml b/ansible/roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml
index ea6ee30b0d2..a90106869aa 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   when: expect_file is not defined
 
 - set_fact:
-    testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ ansible_date_time.date }}.{{ ansible_date_time.time }}"
+    testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
   when: testname_unique is not defined
 
 - set_fact:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/acltb_ranges_test.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/acltb_ranges_test.yml
index e9325c247b4..9c7d37afece 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/acltb_ranges_test.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/acltb_ranges_test.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 # Separate set_fact is required to be able to use 'testname' fact.
 - set_fact:
-    testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ ansible_date_time.date}}.{{ ansible_date_time.hour}}-{{ ansible_date_time.minute}}-{{ ansible_date_time.second}}"
+    testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
 
 # Separate set_fact is required to be able to use 'testname_unique' fact.
 - set_fact:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/decap.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/decap.yml
index ac5ee5d715e..ce08e508335 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/decap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/decap.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
   # Separate set_fact is required to be able to use 'testname' fact.
   - set_fact:
-      testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ ansible_date_time.date}}.{{ ansible_date_time.hour}}-{{ ansible_date_time.minute}}-{{ ansible_date_time.second}}"
+      testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
 
   - debug: msg="generated run id:{{testname_unique}}"
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/lag.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/lag.yml
index 25197d86157..3be043c1a69 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/lag.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/lag.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 # Separate set_fact is required to be able to use 'testname' fact.
 - set_fact:
-    testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ ansible_date_time.date}}.{{ ansible_date_time.hour}}-{{ ansible_date_time.minute}}-{{ ansible_date_time.second}}"
+    testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
 
 # Separate set_fact is required to be able to use 'testname_unique' fact.
 - set_fact:
diff --git a/ansible/vars/run_config_test_vars.yml b/ansible/vars/run_config_test_vars.yml
index 0284d436790..976aac0f53f 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/run_config_test_vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/run_config_test_vars.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ ansible_date_time.date }}.{{ ansible_date_time.time }}"
+testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
 
 test_out_dir: "{{ out_dir }}/{{ testname_unique }}"
 loganalyzer_init: roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml
diff --git a/ansible/vars/run_loganalyzer_vars.yml b/ansible/vars/run_loganalyzer_vars.yml
index c7d2bf095b2..e0ece566085 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/run_loganalyzer_vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/run_loganalyzer_vars.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ ansible_date_time.date }}.{{ ansible_date_time.time }}"
+testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
 
 test_out_dir: "{{ out_dir }}/{{ testname_unique }}"
 loganalyzer_init: roles/test/files/tools/loganalyzer/loganalyzer_init.yml
diff --git a/ansible/vars/run_ping_test_vars.yml b/ansible/vars/run_ping_test_vars.yml
index 40dafcb8a7b..7839bcdd198 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/run_ping_test_vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/run_ping_test_vars.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ ansible_date_time.date }}.{{ ansible_date_time.time }}"
+testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
 
 test_out_dir: "{{ out_dir }}/{{ testname_unique }}"
 summary_file: "summary.loganalysis.{{ testname_unique }}.log"
diff --git a/ansible/vars/run_ptf_test_vars.yml b/ansible/vars/run_ptf_test_vars.yml
index 40dafcb8a7b..7839bcdd198 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/run_ptf_test_vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/run_ptf_test_vars.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{ ansible_date_time.date }}.{{ ansible_date_time.time }}"
+testname_unique: "{{ testname }}.{{lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')}}"
 
 test_out_dir: "{{ out_dir }}/{{ testname_unique }}"
 summary_file: "summary.loganalysis.{{ testname_unique }}.log"