diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst
index 7155efce..4aeddbfb 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ Pelican, or with the ``keywords`` metadata, as is standard in HTML. The two can
 be used interchangeably.
 
 Note that, aside from the title, none of this metadata is mandatory: if the date
-is not specified, Pelican will rely on the file's "mtime" timestamp, and the
-category can be determined by the directory in which the file resides. For
-example, a file located at ``python/foobar/myfoobar.rst`` will have a category of
-``foobar``.
+is not specified and DEFAULT_DATE is None, Pelican will rely on the file's 
+"mtime" timestamp, and the category can be determined by the directory in which 
+the file resides. For example, a file located at ``python/foobar/myfoobar.rst`` 
+will have a category of ``foobar``.
 
 Note that, aside from the title, none of this metadata is mandatory: if the
 date is not specified, Pelican can rely on the file's "mtime" timestamp through