diff --git a/src/dialog-editor/components/field/field.html b/src/dialog-editor/components/field/field.html
index dfbfa904f1..18b0a905a1 100644
--- a/src/dialog-editor/components/field/field.html
+++ b/src/dialog-editor/components/field/field.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <input ng-switch-when="DialogFieldDateControl"
            pf-datepicker options="vm.fieldData.options"
            ng-disabled="true"
-           date="vm.fieldData.default_value">
+           ng-model="Date(vm.fieldData.default_value)">
 
     <!-- date time control -->
     <div ng-switch-when="DialogFieldDateTimeControl">