diff --git a/source/beamercolorthememetropolis.dtx b/source/beamercolorthememetropolis.dtx
index 9989a2c..949f02a 100644
--- a/source/beamercolorthememetropolis.dtx
+++ b/source/beamercolorthememetropolis.dtx
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \setbeamercolor{titlelike}{use=normal text, parent=normal text}
 \setbeamercolor{author}{use=normal text, parent=normal text}
+\setbeamercolor{date}{use=normal text, parent=normal text}
 \setbeamercolor{institute}{use=normal text, parent=normal text}
 \setbeamercolor{structure}{use=normal text, fg=normal text.fg}
 %    \end{macrocode}