diff --git a/js/test/util/current_date.test.js b/js/test/util/current_date.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b324ad148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/test/util/current_date.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
+
+import currentDate from '../../util/current_date';
+
+describe('current_date', () => {
+  const { getCurrentDate } = currentDate;
+
+  let clock;
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (clock) {
+      clock.restore();
+      clock = null;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('zero-pads a single-digit day of month', () => {
+    // June 7, 2026
+    clock = sinon.useFakeTimers(new Date(2026, 5, 7).getTime());
+    expect(getCurrentDate('-')).to.equal('2026-06-07');
+  });
+
+  it('zero-pads single-digit month and day together', () => {
+    // January 5, 2026
+    clock = sinon.useFakeTimers(new Date(2026, 0, 5).getTime());
+    expect(getCurrentDate('-')).to.equal('2026-01-05');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves a two-digit day unchanged', () => {
+    // June 15, 2026
+    clock = sinon.useFakeTimers(new Date(2026, 5, 15).getTime());
+    expect(getCurrentDate('-')).to.equal('2026-06-15');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/js/util/current_date.js b/js/util/current_date.js
index f8843549b..8e083c8fd 100644
--- a/js/util/current_date.js
+++ b/js/util/current_date.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function getCurrentDate(separator = '') {
   const month = newDate.getMonth() + 1;
   const year = newDate.getFullYear();
 
-  return `${year}${separator}${month < 10 ? `0${month}` : `${month}`}${separator}${date}`;
+  return `${year}${separator}${month < 10 ? `0${month}` : `${month}`}${separator}${date < 10 ? `0${date}` : `${date}`}`;
 }
 
 export default {