diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/util.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/util.kak
index 30daf9e2..8a0e76af 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/util.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/util.kak
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 define-command \
 -docstring %{
-    Insert the date, with the args passed as a string
-    to date -d.
+    Replace the selections with the date, with the args passed as a
+    string to date -d.
 } \
 insert-date -params 0.. %{
     evaluate-commands -draft -save-regs '|"' %{
         set-register | "date -d '%arg{@}' '+%%Y-%%m-%%d' | tr -d '\n'"
         echo -debug "Inserting date: %reg{pipe}"
         # we delete the trailing newline
-        execute-keys '!<ret>'
+        execute-keys '|<ret>'
     }
 }
+
+alias global date insert-date