diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/inputField.html b/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/inputField.html
index e2062a1..5aeebc9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/inputField.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/inputField.html
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
         <div class="col-sm-10">
             <div th:switch="${type}">
                 <input th:case="'text'" class="form-control" type="text" th:field="*{__${name}__}" />
-                <input th:case="'date'" class="form-control" type="text" th:field="*{__${name}__}"
-                        placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD" title="Enter a date in this format: YYYY-MM-DD"
-                        pattern="(?:19|20)[0-9]{2}-(?:(?:0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(?:0[1-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-9])|(?:(?!02)(?:0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(?:30))|(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-31))"/>
+                <input th:case="'date'" class="form-control" type="date" th:field="*{__${name}__}"/>
             </div>
           <span th:if="${valid}"
             class="fa fa-ok form-control-feedback"