diff --git a/controllers/class.AddSubFolder.php b/controllers/class.AddSubFolder.php
index cca7aeb4a..24a609cb8 100644
--- a/controllers/class.AddSubFolder.php
+++ b/controllers/class.AddSubFolder.php
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ class SeedDMS_Controller_AddSubFolder extends SeedDMS_Controller_Common {
 			if($attrdef = $dms->getAttributeDefinition($attrdefid)) {
 				if(null === ($ret = $this->callHook('validateAttribute', $attrdef, $attribute))) {
 				if($attribute) {
+					switch($attrdef->getType()) {
+					case SeedDMS_Core_AttributeDefinition::type_date:
+						$attribute = date('Y-m-d', makeTsFromDate($attribute));
+						break;
+					}
 					if(!$attrdef->validate($attribute, null, true)) {
 						$this->errormsg = getAttributeValidationError($attrdef->getValidationError(), $attrdef->getName(), $attribute);
 						return false;