diff --git a/apps/static/js/home/subscriptions.js b/apps/static/js/home/subscriptions.js
index d599a1a..c161bb7 100644
--- a/apps/static/js/home/subscriptions.js
+++ b/apps/static/js/home/subscriptions.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ async function showEditSubModal(subId) {
         subSetHexColour(`#${subscription.embed_colour}`);
         $("#subArticleFetchImage").prop("checked", subscription.article_fetch_image);
 
-        $("#subPubThreshold").val(subscription.published_threshold);
+        $("#subPubThreshold").parent().datepicker("setDate", subscription.published_threshold);
     }
 
     $("#subId").val(subId);
diff --git a/apps/templates/home/includes/submodal.html b/apps/templates/home/includes/submodal.html
index 4133775..2cb39d2 100644
--- a/apps/templates/home/includes/submodal.html
+++ b/apps/templates/home/includes/submodal.html
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                             <div class="mb-4">
                                 <label for="subPubThreshold" class="form-label">Publish Date Threshold</label>
                                 <div class="input-group date">
-                                    <input type="date" name="subPubThreshold" id="subPubThreshold" class="form-control" placeholder="yyyy-mm-dd" >
+                                    <input type="date" name="subPubThreshold" id="subPubThreshold" class="form-control" placeholder="yyyy-mm-dd">
                                     <div class="input-group-addon input-group-text">
                                         <i class="bi bi-calendar2-event"></i>
                                     </div>