diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index 49dcedf2..4196571d 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class Journal:
         # Create datetime object for comparison below
         # this approach allows various formats
         if month or day or year:
-            compare_d = time.parse(f"{month or 1}/{day or 1}/{year or 1}")
+            compare_d = time.parse(f"{month or 1}.{day or 1}.{year or 1}")
 
         result = [
             entry