diff --git a/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/GetTodaysSchedule.php b/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/GetTodaysSchedule.php
index 12ff902..a2835d1 100644
--- a/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/GetTodaysSchedule.php
+++ b/app/ScheduledNode/UseCases/GetTodaysSchedule.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\ScheduledNode\UseCases;
 
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
 use App\ScheduledNode\ScheduledNode;
 use App\ScheduledNode\ScheduledNodeRepository;
 use App\User\UserRepository;
@@ -16,9 +17,14 @@ class GetTodaysSchedule
 
     /**
      * @return ScheduledNode[]
+     *
+     * @throws BadRequestException
      */
     public function execute(GetTodaysScheduleRequest $request): array
     {
+        if ($request->date === null) {
+            throw new BadRequestException('date is required');
+        }
         $date = new DateTimeImmutable($request->date);
         $userId = $request->userId;
         $user = $this->userRepo->find($userId);