diff --git a/connectors/citrus-openapi/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/openapi/OpenApiTestDataGenerator.java b/connectors/citrus-openapi/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/openapi/OpenApiTestDataGenerator.java
index 900897fe4b..c240fe80c2 100644
--- a/connectors/citrus-openapi/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/openapi/OpenApiTestDataGenerator.java
+++ b/connectors/citrus-openapi/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/openapi/OpenApiTestDataGenerator.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public static String createRandomValueExpression(OasSchema schema, Map<String, O
             }
 
             if (schema.format != null && schema.format.equals("date")) {
-                payload.append("citrus:currentDate()");
+                payload.append("citrus:currentDate('yyyy-MM-dd')");
             } else if (schema.format != null && schema.format.equals("date-time")) {
                 payload.append("citrus:currentDate('yyyy-MM-dd'T'hh:mm:ss')");
             } else if (StringUtils.hasText(schema.pattern)) {