diff --git a/lib/pf/api.pm b/lib/pf/api.pm
index 46a76e42a65e..28d061ded46f 100644
--- a/lib/pf/api.pm
+++ b/lib/pf/api.pm
@@ -441,6 +441,27 @@ sub node_information : Public {
     return $node_info;
 }
 
+=head2 set_unreg_date
+
+Set the unreg for a specific node
+
+=cut
+
+sub set_unreg_date : Public {
+    my ($class, %postdata) = @_;
+    my @require = qw(mac date);
+    my @found = grep {exists $postdata{$_}} @require;
+    return unless validate_argv(\@require,  \@found);
+
+    my $unregdate;
+    if (pf::util::valid_date($postdata{'date'})) {
+        $unregdate = pf::config::dynamic_unreg_date($postdata{'date'});
+    } else {
+        $unregdate = pf::config::access_duration($postdata{'date'});
+    }
+    pf::node::node_modify($postdata{'mac'}, ('unregdate' => $unregdate));
+}
+
 =head2 validate_argv
 
 Test if the required arguments are provided
diff --git a/lib/pf/util.pm b/lib/pf/util.pm
index 8f8e21991a7a..baee41f733a0 100644
--- a/lib/pf/util.pm
+++ b/lib/pf/util.pm
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ sub valid_date {
         !~ /^\d{4}\-((0[1-9])|(1[0-2]))\-((0[1-9])|([12][0-9])|(3[0-1]))\s+(([01][0-9])|(2[0-3]))(:[0-5][0-9]){2}$/
         )
     {
-        $logger->error("invalid date $date");
+        $logger->warn("invalid date $date");
         return (0);
     } else {
         return (1);