diff --git a/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty b/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
index d66ebf92b2eae7c3c404fbe23cff3e3467ce48fc..60dac7996d0c2f87f874170cff037ba30134dca7 100644
--- a/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
+++ b/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@
   \leavevmode
   \tptbottombox{page in head/foot}{\tptleftbottomboxwidth}{%
     \usebeamertemplate{page in head/foot}%
-    \ifx\insertdate\@empty
-    \else\hfill\usebeamerfont{date in head/foot}\insertdate
+    \ifx\insertshortdate\@empty
+    \else\hfill\usebeamerfont{date in head/foot}\insertshortdate
     \fi
   }%
   \hspace*{\tptbottomboxsep}%