diff --git a/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml b/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
index 8018fc20f9..3936a52dfe 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/functions/date.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <methodsynopsis>
    <type>string</type><methodname>date</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>format</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>timestamp</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>timestamp</parameter><initializer>time()</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Returns a string formatted according to the given format string using the