diff --git a/test/steps/checks_test.py b/test/steps/checks_test.py
index 159c290..c1ab16d 100644
--- a/test/steps/checks_test.py
+++ b/test/steps/checks_test.py
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ def test_items_iteration(self):
         runner = Runner(self.test_dir, join(self.test_dir, 'main.yaml'), None)
         self.assertTrue(runner.run_tests())
 
-    # test if dates with dashes are not calculated as math
+    # test if dates with dashes are not calculated as math (old dates, i.e. 1973-03-10 are still calculated as math)
     def test_compate_dates(self):
         self.populate_file('main.yaml', '''---
         steps:
             - check:
-                equals: {the: '1973-10-12', is_not: '1973-12-10' }
+                equals: {the: '2020-03-11', is_not: '2020-11-03' }
         ''')
         runner = Runner(self.test_dir, join(self.test_dir, 'main.yaml'), None)
         self.assertTrue(runner.run_tests())
diff --git a/test/steps/test/tmp/checks_test/main.yaml b/test/steps/test/tmp/checks_test/main.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 86ddc66..0000000
--- a/test/steps/test/tmp/checks_test/main.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-                variables:
-                    user_email: 123
-                steps:
-                    - echo: {from: '{{ user_email }}', to: 'debug.output'}
-                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/utils/misc_test.py b/test/utils/misc_test.py
index d1146d1..f57e2b7 100644
--- a/test/utils/misc_test.py
+++ b/test/utils/misc_test.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def test_template_with_simple_object(self):
         self.assertEqual(17, fill_template('{{ OUTPUT }}', {'OUTPUT': 17}))
         self.assertEqual(4.2, fill_template('{{ OUTPUT }}', {'OUTPUT': 4.2}))
         self.assertEqual('string', fill_template('{{ OUTPUT }}', {'OUTPUT': 'string'}))
+        self.assertEqual('2020-03-11', fill_template('{{ OUTPUT }}', {'OUTPUT': '2020-03-11'}))
 
     # templates are being filled in correctly with complex objects
     def test_template_with_complex_object(self):