diff --git a/lua/neorg/modules/core/esupports/metagen/module.lua b/lua/neorg/modules/core/esupports/metagen/module.lua
index 821d9c155..6f336b06b 100644
--- a/lua/neorg/modules/core/esupports/metagen/module.lua
+++ b/lua/neorg/modules/core/esupports/metagen/module.lua
@@ -213,7 +213,13 @@ module.public = {
             return
         end
 
-        local current_date = os.date("%Y-%m-%d")
+        -- Capture current date from config
+        local current_date = ""
+        for _, val in ipairs(module.config.public.template) do
+            if val[1] == "updated" then
+                current_date = val[2]()
+            end
+        end
 
         local query = neorg.utils.ts_parse_query(
             "norg_meta",