diff --git a/pkg/e621/client.go b/pkg/e621/client.go
index 619f2dc..cf4b706 100644
--- a/pkg/e621/client.go
+++ b/pkg/e621/client.go
@@ -267,10 +267,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetLatestPoolsDBExportDataAsBytes() (string, []byte, error) {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
 
-	currentDate, err := time.Parse("2006-04-02", time.Now().Format("2006-01-02"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, err
-	}
+	currentDate := time.Now()
 
 	duration := math.MaxFloat64
 	var fileName string