diff --git a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.conf b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.conf
index 026c13f..9a87f8d 100644
--- a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.conf
+++ b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.conf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ snap_only_local_datasets='true'
 
 snap_field_separator='_'
 snap_name_prefix='pac'
-snap_date_format='+F-%H%M'
+snap_date_format='%F-%H%M'
 
 snap_op_installation_suffix='inst'
 snap_op_remove_suffix='rmvl'
diff --git a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
index 5e37c6f..a46155d 100755
--- a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
+++ b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if [[ ! "${pkgs_list_max_length}" ]]; then pkgs_list_max_length='24'; fi
 if [[ ! "${snap_only_local_datasets}" ]]; then snap_only_local_datasets='true'; fi
 if [[ ! "${snap_field_separator}" ]]; then snap_field_separator='_'; fi
 if [[ ! "${snap_name_prefix}" ]]; then snap_name_prefix='pac'; fi
-if [[ ! "${snap_date_format}" ]]; then snap_date_format='+F-%H%M'; fi
+if [[ ! "${snap_date_format}" ]]; then snap_date_format='%F-%H%M'; fi
 if [[ ! "${snap_op_installation_suffix}" ]]; then snap_op_installation_suffix='inst'; fi
 if [[ ! "${snap_op_remove_suffix}" ]]; then snap_op_remove_suffix='rmvl'; fi
 if [[ ! "${snap_op_upgrade_suffix}" ]]; then snap_op_upgrade_suffix='upgr'; fi