diff --git a/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlan.php b/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlan.php
index edc65d2..a061466 100644
--- a/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlan.php
+++ b/app/Plan/UseCases/CreatePlan.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class CreatePlan
         foreach ($nodesOfText as $node) {
             $this->createScheduledNode->execute(
                 new CreateScheduledNodeRequest(
-                    date: new DateTimeImmutable(),
+                    date: '2025-01-01', // TODO: this should be cycling over some list of dates
                     planId: $plan->getId(),
                 )
             );
diff --git a/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNode.php b/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNode.php
index 9a82b10..752b658 100644
--- a/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNode.php
+++ b/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNode.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Plan\PlanRepository;
 use App\ScheduledNode\ScheduledNode;
 use App\ScheduledNode\CreateScheduledNodeDto;
 use App\ScheduledNode\ScheduledNodeRepository;
+use DateTimeImmutable;
 use DomainException;
 
 class CreateScheduledNode
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class CreateScheduledNode
 
         return $this->scheduledNodeRepo->create(
             new CreateScheduledNodeDto(
-                date: $request->date,
+                date: new DateTimeImmutable($request->date),
                 plan: $plan,
             )
         );
diff --git a/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNodeRequest.php b/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNodeRequest.php
index 1fb9c80..5931cb3 100644
--- a/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNodeRequest.php
+++ b/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNodeRequest.php
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\ScheduledNode\UseCases;
 
-use DateTimeImmutable;
-
 class CreateScheduledNodeRequest
 {
     public function __construct(
-        public ?DateTimeImmutable $date,
+        public ?string $date,
         public ?int $planId,
     ) {}
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNodeTest.php b/tests/Unit/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNodeTest.php
index 3350a81..d2bfc2b 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNodeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ScheduledNode/UseCases/CreateScheduledNodeTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use App\ScheduledNode\UseCases\CreateScheduledNode;
 use App\ScheduledNode\UseCases\CreateScheduledNodeRequest;
 use App\User\User;
 use App\ValueObjects\EmailAddress;
-use DateTimeImmutable;
 use DomainException;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakePlanRepository;
 use Tests\Fakes\FakeScheduledNodeRepository;
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ class CreateScheduledNodeTest extends TestCase
     {
         $scheduledNode = $this->useCase->execute(
             new CreateScheduledNodeRequest(
-                date: new DateTimeImmutable('now'),
+                date: '2025-01-01',
                 planId: 0,
             )
         );
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ class CreateScheduledNodeTest extends TestCase
     {
         $scheduledNode = $this->useCase->execute(
             new CreateScheduledNodeRequest(
-                date: new DateTimeImmutable('now'),
+                date: '2025-01-01',
                 planId: 0,
             )
         );
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class CreateScheduledNodeTest extends TestCase
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Plan with id: 1 doesnt exist');
         $this->useCase->execute(
             new CreateScheduledNodeRequest(
-                date: new DateTimeImmutable('now'),
+                date: '2025-01-01',
                 planId: 1,
             )
         );
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ class CreateScheduledNodeTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->useCase->execute(
             new CreateScheduledNodeRequest(
-                date: new DateTimeImmutable('now'),
+                date: '2025-01-01',
                 planId: null,
             )
         );