diff --git a/src/views/admin/components/metadata-types/date/class-tainacan-date.php b/src/views/admin/components/metadata-types/date/class-tainacan-date.php
index 31e36fe88..865686f2b 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/components/metadata-types/date/class-tainacan-date.php
+++ b/src/views/admin/components/metadata-types/date/class-tainacan-date.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defined( 'ABSPATH' ) or die( 'No script kiddies please!' );
 class Date extends Metadata_Type {
 
 	private $format;
-	private $output_date_format;
+	public $output_date_format;
 
 	function __construct() {
 		// call metadatum type constructor