diff --git a/game_collection/app.py b/game_collection/app.py
index c2bbce6..e4565b1 100644
--- a/game_collection/app.py
+++ b/game_collection/app.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from database import init_db
 from models import db, Game
 import os
+from datetime import datetime
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(app.instance_path, 'games.db')
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ def add_game():
     new_game = Game(
         image=data['image'],
         title=data['title'],
-        date=data['date'],
+        date=datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),  # Set current date
         buyer=data['buyer'],
         owned=data['owned']
     )
diff --git a/game_collection/models.py b/game_collection/models.py
index a693407..2c43a0b 100644
--- a/game_collection/models.py
+++ b/game_collection/models.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ class Game(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     image = db.Column(db.String(255))
     title = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False)
-    date = db.Column(db.String(10))
+    date = db.Column(db.String(10), nullable=False)  # Ensure date is not nullable
     buyer = db.Column(db.String(100))
     owned = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False)