diff --git a/dto/src/main/scala/org/thp/thehive/dto/v0/Alert.scala b/dto/src/main/scala/org/thp/thehive/dto/v0/Alert.scala
index 0f10ef04e1..7ca6a54f3e 100644
--- a/dto/src/main/scala/org/thp/thehive/dto/v0/Alert.scala
+++ b/dto/src/main/scala/org/thp/thehive/dto/v0/Alert.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ case class InputAlert(
     title: String,
     description: String,
     severity: Option[Int] = None,
-    date: Date = new Date,
+    date: Option[Date] = None,
     tags: Set[String] = Set.empty,
     flag: Option[Boolean] = None,
     tlp: Option[Int] = None,
diff --git a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/Conversion.scala b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/Conversion.scala
index 6f1c691c2a..1a35fbbc95 100644
--- a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/Conversion.scala
+++ b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/Conversion.scala
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ object Conversion {
         .withFieldComputed(_.severity, _.severity.getOrElse(2))
         .withFieldComputed(_.tlp, _.tlp.getOrElse(2))
         .withFieldComputed(_.pap, _.pap.getOrElse(2))
+        .withFieldComputed(_.date, _.date.getOrElse(new Date))
         .withFieldConst(_.read, false)
         .withFieldConst(_.lastSyncDate, new Date)
         .withFieldConst(_.follow, true)
diff --git a/thehive/test/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/AlertCtrlTest.scala b/thehive/test/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/AlertCtrlTest.scala
index ed6a993bb4..ed97d5bbda 100644
--- a/thehive/test/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/AlertCtrlTest.scala
+++ b/thehive/test/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/AlertCtrlTest.scala
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class AlertCtrlTest extends PlaySpecification with TestAppBuilder {
               title = "alert title (create alert test)",
               description = "alert description (create alert test)",
               severity = Some(2),
-              date = now,
+              date = Some(now),
               tags = Set("tag1", "tag2"),
               flag = Some(false),
               tlp = Some(1),
diff --git a/thehive/test/org/thp/thehive/services/notification/triggers/AlertCreatedTest.scala b/thehive/test/org/thp/thehive/services/notification/triggers/AlertCreatedTest.scala
index 2df6bc5b28..783ddba02b 100644
--- a/thehive/test/org/thp/thehive/services/notification/triggers/AlertCreatedTest.scala
+++ b/thehive/test/org/thp/thehive/services/notification/triggers/AlertCreatedTest.scala
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class AlertCreatedTest extends PlaySpecification with TestAppBuilder {
                   title = "alert title (create alert test)",
                   description = "alert description (create alert test)",
                   severity = Some(2),
-                  date = new Date(),
+                  date = Some(new Date()),
                   tags = Set("tag1", "tag2"),
                   flag = Some(false),
                   tlp = Some(1),