diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5d8c8f2..1d89659 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1303,17 +1303,8 @@ dcClient.on('interactionCreate', async interaction => {
 				break;
 			case "cdr": // Get CDR records for the user
 				// default to beginning of time
-				let userStartDate = interaction.options.getString("start_date") // regex this to mm/dd/yyyy
-				let userEndDate = interaction.options.getString("end_date") // regex this to mm/dd/yyyy
-				// Check against regex
-				if (!userStartDate.match(/^\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{4}$/) || !userEndDate.match(/^\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{4}$/)) {
-					interaction.editReply({
-						content: "Invalid date format, please use MM/DD/YYYY",
-						ephemeral: true
-					});
-					break;
-				}
-
+				let userStartDate = interaction.options.getString("start_date").match(/^\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{4}$/)[0] // regex this to mm/dd/yyyy
+				let userEndDate = interaction.options.getString("end_date").match(/^\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{4}$/)[0] // regex this to mm/dd/yyyy
 				let startDate = new Date(userStartDate) || new Date(0);
 				let endDate = new Date(userEndDate) || new Date();
 				await interaction.deferReply({