diff --git a/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
index fea921ab4..ce7e32438 100644
--- a/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ class TransactionsController < ApplicationController
       nature = entry_params.delete(:nature)
 
       entry_params.delete(:amount) if entry_params[:amount].blank?
+      entry_params.delete(:date) if entry_params[:date].blank?
 
       if nature.present? && entry_params[:amount].present?
         signed_amount = nature == "inflow" ? -entry_params[:amount].to_d : entry_params[:amount].to_d