diff --git a/vim/rc.vim b/vim/rc.vim
index cf86e87..ee4d8f0 100644
--- a/vim/rc.vim
+++ b/vim/rc.vim
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ augroup general_bindings
 	nnoremap Q !!$SHELL<CR>
 	
 	" \d to insert formatted date before/after cursor
-	nnoremap <Leader>di :let @d = system("date '+%A, %B %d, %Y'")<CR>i<C-r>d<BS> <esc>
-	nnoremap <Leader>da :let @d = system("date '+%A, %B %d, %Y'")<CR>a <C-r>d<BS><esc>
+	nnoremap <Leader>di :let @d = system("date '+%A, %B %-d, %Y'")<CR>i<C-r>d<BS> <esc>
+	nnoremap <Leader>da :let @d = system("date '+%A, %B %-d, %Y'")<CR>a <C-r>d<BS><esc>
 	
 	" \c \v to copy/paste from xclip
 	" @TODO: learn how to freaking compile vim with x11 compatibility so these