diff --git a/local/bin/ladd b/local/bin/ladd
index b73e0d7..0c97e01 100755
--- a/local/bin/ladd
+++ b/local/bin/ladd
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $
 x
 # replace date with today
 ?^\$?
-+s/....-..-../$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')/
++s/....-..-..\( [*!]\)\?/$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')/
 # delete empty lines at end and quit
 /^\$/,\$d
 wq