diff --git a/apps/modclock/ChangeLog b/apps/modclock/ChangeLog
index 6af7a3adf9..b59b2405e2 100644
--- a/apps/modclock/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/modclock/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 0.01: App created w/ clockInfos, bold font, date and time.
 0.02: Added text truncation for long ClockInfo strings.
 0.03: Added small inline Clock Info next to date
+0.04: Fix date not clearing
diff --git a/apps/modclock/app.js b/apps/modclock/app.js
index 718453939e..4c4186a4ad 100644
--- a/apps/modclock/app.js
+++ b/apps/modclock/app.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ let draw = function() {
   g.setFont("Vector",16);
   g.setFontAlign(1,0); // align center bottom
   // pad the date - this clears the background if the date were to change length
-  var dateStr = require("locale").dow(new Date(), 1)+", " +new Date().getDate();
+  var dateStr = "  "+require("locale").dow(new Date(), 1)+", " +new Date().getDate();
   //print(g.stringHeight(dateStr));
   g.drawString(" "+dateStr+" ", g.getWidth()/2+6, Y+9, true /*clear background*/);
   
diff --git a/apps/modclock/metadata.json b/apps/modclock/metadata.json
index 20d9ab95ad..86ec190e44 100644
--- a/apps/modclock/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/modclock/metadata.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "Modern Clock",
   "shortName":"Modern Clk",
   "icon": "icon.png",
-  "version":"0.03",
+  "version":"0.04",
   "description": "A modern, simple clock, with three ClockInfos and Fast Loading",
   "type":"clock",    
   "tags": "clock,clkinfo",