diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Recurring.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Recurring.tsx
index cc50644..ce22be8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Recurring.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Recurring.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default function Recurring() {
       title: t.title, description: t.description || '',
       location_id: '', asset_id: '', priority: t.priority,
       unusable: t.unusable, interval_value: t.interval_value, interval_unit: t.interval_unit,
-      next_due: '', template_notes: t.template_notes, active: true,
+      next_due: t.next_due.slice(0, 10), template_notes: t.template_notes, active: true,
       schedule_mode: t.schedule_mode, group_name: t.group_name || '',
       assignment: {
         assigned_type: t.assigned_type, assigned_to: t.assigned_to,
@@ -145,10 +145,9 @@ export default function Recurring() {
   }
 
   async function save() {
-    if (!form || !form.title.trim() || !form.next_due) {
-      setError('Title and first due date are required')
-      return
-    }
+    if (!form) return
+    if (!form.title.trim()) { setError('Title is required'); return }
+    if (!form.next_due) { setError(form.id ? 'Next due date is required' : 'First due date is required'); return }
     if (form.multiLocation) {
       if (!form.group_name.trim()) { setError('A group name is required when creating for multiple locations'); return }
       if (form.location_ids.length === 0) { setError('Select at least one location'); return }