diff --git a/addons/crm/crm.py b/addons/crm/crm.py
index 1c04e5f501e..ab9c2a6a7f0 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm.py
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ class crm_case(osv.osv):
                 'som': case.som.id,
                 'canal_id': case.canal_id.id,
                 'user_id': uid,
-                'date': case.date or time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
+                'date': time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
                 'case_id': case.id,
                 'section_id': case.section_id.id
             }