diff --git a/Controller.php b/Controller.php
index d2249f0..45917df 100644
--- a/Controller.php
+++ b/Controller.php
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class Controller extends ModuleAbstract implements WebInterface
         $newsArticle = new NewsArticle();
         $newsArticle->setCreatedBy($request->getHeader()->getAccount());
         $newsArticle->setCreatedAt(new \DateTime('now'));
-        $newsArticle->setPublish(new \DateTime($request->getData('publish') ?? false));
+        $newsArticle->setPublish(new \DateTime((string) ($request->getData('publish') ?? 'now')));
         $newsArticle->setTitle((string) ($request->getData('title') ?? ''));
         $newsArticle->setPlain((string) ($request->getData('plain') ?? ''));
         $newsArticle->setContent($mardkownParser->parse($request->getData('plain') ?? ''));
diff --git a/Models/NewsArticle.php b/Models/NewsArticle.php
index 0ed74a9..791d35b 100644
--- a/Models/NewsArticle.php
+++ b/Models/NewsArticle.php
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ class NewsArticle implements ArrayableInterface, \JsonSerializable
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->createdAt = new \DateTime('NOW');
-        $this->publish = new \DateTime('NOW');
+        $this->createdAt = new \DateTime('now');
+        $this->publish = new \DateTime('now');
     }
 
     public function getBadges() : array