diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/layout.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/layout.py
index 4643726401..857fec1d73 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/layout.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/layout.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def params(self) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         if self.config.datetime_format:
             self._params["curr_date"] = now.format(self.config.datetime_format)
         else:
-            self._params["curr_date"] = str(now.today())
+            self._params["curr_date"] = str(now.date())
 
         return self._params