diff --git a/backend/utils.go b/backend/utils.go
index 16588c7..631fe25 100644
--- a/backend/utils.go
+++ b/backend/utils.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func BuildWhereQuery(params interface{}) string {
 }
 
 var associationRe = regexp.MustCompile(`r:(\w+)(?:\(([^)]+)\))?`)
+
 func ParseNote(data string) (NoteData, error) {
 	log.Printf("Parsing note: %q", data)
 	res := NoteData{}
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ func ParseNote(data string) (NoteData, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	res.Note = strings.Join(note, "\n")
+	if res.Date.IsZero() {
+		res.Date = time.Now()
+	}
 
 	matches := associationRe.FindAllStringSubmatch(res.Note, -1)
 	for _, match := range matches {
@@ -119,4 +123,4 @@ func PersistNoteData(note NoteData) (Note, []Association, error) {
 	}
 
 	return res, ass, nil
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}