diff --git a/cmd/integration_test.go b/cmd/integration_test.go
index f554161..0865619 100644
--- a/cmd/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/integration_test.go
@@ -39,11 +39,15 @@ func TestNewCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range testCases {
+		config.Now = func() time.Time {
+			return time.Date(2025, 7, 13, 20, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+		}
+
 		sb := prepareEnvironment()
 		defer os.RemoveAll(sb)
 
 		var wantError error
-		wantStdoutFilepath := filepath.Join(sb, "inbox", tt.sanitisedTitle+".md")
+		wantStdoutFilepath := filepath.Join(sb, "inbox", "20250713 "+tt.sanitisedTitle+".md")
 
 		newCmd.Flags().Set("no-open", "true")
 		gotStdout, _, gotError := captureOutput(newCmdFunction, newCmd, []string{tt.inputTitle})
@@ -55,68 +59,64 @@ func TestNewCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNewCmdExistingNote(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewCmdNoDateFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	var testCases = []struct {
 		inputTitle     string
 		sanitisedTitle string
 	}{
 		{"Hello World", "Hello World"},
-		{"HELLO WORLD", "HELLO WORLD"},
-		{"hello world", "hello world"},
-		{"hello   world", "hello world"},
-		{"   hello   world   ", "hello world"},
-		{"-_- hello world _-_", "hello world"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range testCases {
 		sb := prepareEnvironment()
 		defer os.RemoveAll(sb)
 
-		wantStdoutFilepath := filepath.Join(sb, "inbox", "Hello World"+".md")
-		wantStderr := fmt.Sprintf("Note with title %q already exists at %s", tt.sanitisedTitle, wantStdoutFilepath)
-
-		os.Create(wantStdoutFilepath)
+		var wantError error
+		wantStdoutFilepath := filepath.Join(sb, "inbox", tt.sanitisedTitle+".md")
 
 		newCmd.Flags().Set("no-open", "true")
-		_, gotStderr, gotError := captureOutput(newCmdFunction, newCmd, []string{tt.inputTitle})
+		newCmd.Flags().Set("no-date", "true")
+		gotStdout, _, gotError := captureOutput(newCmdFunction, newCmd, []string{tt.inputTitle})
 		_, newNoteErr := os.Stat(wantStdoutFilepath)
 
-		assert.Contains(t, gotStderr, wantStderr)
+		assert.Equal(t, wantError, gotError)
+		assert.Contains(t, gotStdout, wantStdoutFilepath)
 		assert.NoError(t, newNoteErr)
-		assert.ErrorContains(t, gotError, wantStderr)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNewCmdDateFlag(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewCmdExistingNote(t *testing.T) {
 	var testCases = []struct {
 		inputTitle     string
 		sanitisedTitle string
 	}{
-		{"Hello World", "20250713 Hello World"},
+		{"Hello World", "Hello World"},
+		{"HELLO WORLD", "HELLO WORLD"},
+		{"hello world", "hello world"},
+		{"hello   world", "hello world"},
+		{"   hello   world   ", "hello world"},
+		{"-_- hello world _-_", "hello world"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range testCases {
-		config.Now = func() time.Time {
-			return time.Date(2025, 7, 13, 20, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-		}
-
 		sb := prepareEnvironment()
 		defer os.RemoveAll(sb)
 
-		var wantError error
-		wantStdoutFilepath := filepath.Join(sb, "inbox", tt.sanitisedTitle+".md")
+		wantStdoutFilepath := filepath.Join(sb, "inbox", "Hello World"+".md")
+		wantStderr := fmt.Sprintf("Note with title %q already exists at %s", tt.sanitisedTitle, wantStdoutFilepath)
+
+		os.Create(wantStdoutFilepath)
 
 		newCmd.Flags().Set("no-open", "true")
-		newCmd.Flags().Set("date", "true")
-		gotStdout, _, gotError := captureOutput(newCmdFunction, newCmd, []string{tt.inputTitle})
+		newCmd.Flags().Set("no-date", "true")
+		_, gotStderr, gotError := captureOutput(newCmdFunction, newCmd, []string{tt.inputTitle})
 		_, newNoteErr := os.Stat(wantStdoutFilepath)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, wantError, gotError)
-		assert.Contains(t, gotStdout, wantStdoutFilepath)
+		assert.Contains(t, gotStderr, wantStderr)
 		assert.NoError(t, newNoteErr)
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, gotError, wantStderr)
 	}
 }
-
 func TestDailyCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	config.Now = func() time.Time {
 		return time.Date(2025, 7, 13, 20, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
diff --git a/cmd/new.go b/cmd/new.go
index 7b20a3e..bef3535 100644
--- a/cmd/new.go
+++ b/cmd/new.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(newCmd)
 
 	newCmd.Flags().BoolP("no-open", "n", false, "prevents opening of file in editor")
-	newCmd.Flags().BoolP("date", "d", false, "prepends the date to the filename")
+	newCmd.Flags().BoolP("no-date", "d", false, "prepends the date to the filename")
 }
 
 func newCmdFunction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func newCmdFunction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	sanitisedTitle := internal.SanitiseTitle(title)
 
-	if dateFlag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("date"); dateFlag {
+	if dateFlag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-date"); !dateFlag {
 		sanitisedTitle = config.Now().Format("20060102 ") + sanitisedTitle
 	}