diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-date.cpp b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-date.cpp
index 23cae10d..59ca8ff8 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-date.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-date.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static std::map<MacroConditionDate::Day, std::string> dayOfWeekNames = {
 bool MacroConditionDate::CheckDayOfWeek(int64_t msSinceLastCheck)
 {
 	QDateTime cur = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+	SetVariableValue(cur.toString().toStdString());
 	if (_dayOfWeek != Day::ANY &&
 	    cur.date().dayOfWeek() != static_cast<int>(_dayOfWeek)) {
 		return false;
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ bool MacroConditionDate::CheckRegularDate(int64_t msSinceLastCheck)
 {
 	bool match = false;
 	QDateTime cur = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+	SetVariableValue(cur.toString().toStdString());
+
 	if (_ignoreDate) {
 		_dateTime.setDate(cur.date());
 		_dateTime2.setDate(cur.date());
diff --git a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-date.hpp b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-date.hpp
index 4e9700ce..9fcd2bcf 100644
--- a/src/macro-core/macro-condition-date.hpp
+++ b/src/macro-core/macro-condition-date.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class MacroConditionDate : public MacroCondition {
 public:
-	MacroConditionDate(Macro *m) : MacroCondition(m) {}
+	MacroConditionDate(Macro *m) : MacroCondition(m, true) {}
 	bool CheckCondition();
 	bool Save(obs_data_t *obj) const;
 	bool Load(obs_data_t *obj);