diff --git a/backend/src/services/llm/mock.rs b/backend/src/services/llm/mock.rs
index 2906691..d034c9d 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/llm/mock.rs
+++ b/backend/src/services/llm/mock.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ impl LlmProvider for MockLlmProvider {
                 .map(|l| l.trim_start_matches("Titre : ").to_string())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "Mock Article".to_string());
 
+            let today = chrono::Utc::now().format("%Y-%m-%d").to_string();
             return Ok(json!({
                 "title": title,
                 "summary": format!("Mock summary for: {}", title),
                 "category": self.default_category,
+                "date": today,
                 "is_article": true,
             }));
         }
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(result["title"], "GPT-7");
         assert_eq!(result["category"], "AI News");
         assert_eq!(result["is_article"], true);
+        assert!(result["date"].as_str().is_some_and(|d| !d.is_empty()), "date should be set");
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]