diff --git a/lib/grunt/template.js b/lib/grunt/template.js
index 15e1fe10..6cb72755 100644
--- a/lib/grunt/template.js
+++ b/lib/grunt/template.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var grunt = require('../grunt');
 var template = module.exports = {};
 
 // External libs.
-template.date = require('dateformat');
+template.date = require('dateformat').default;
 
 // Format today's date.
 template.today = function(format) {