diff --git a/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp b/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
index d716f64fd..fb5bfaf94 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ void CmdEdit::parseTask (Task& task, const std::string& after, const std::string
     {
       std::string value = findValue (after, "\n  UDA " + col->first + ":");
       if ((task.get (col->first) != value) && (type != "date" ||
-           (task.get (col->first) != Date(value, dateformat).toEpochString ())))
+           (task.get (col->first) != Date (value, dateformat).toEpochString ())))
       {
         if (value != "")
         {