diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/src/client_templates/course_info_update.html b/cms/static/coffee/src/client_templates/course_info_update.html
index 00f8ff02c8..a3faae1bec 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/src/client_templates/course_info_update.html
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/src/client_templates/course_info_update.html
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 		<div class="row">
 			<label class="inline-label">Date:</label>
 			<!-- TODO replace w/ date widget and actual date (problem is that persisted version is "Month day" not an actual date obj -->
-			<div class="datepair">
-				<input type="text" class="date" id="date-entry" value="<%= updateModel.get('date') %>"></input>
-			</div>
+			<input type="text" class="date" id="date-entry" value="<%= updateModel.get('date') %>">
 		</div>
 		<div class="row">
 			<textarea class="new-update-content text-editor"><%= updateModel.get('content') %></textarea>
diff --git a/cms/static/js/template_loader.js b/cms/static/js/template_loader.js
index bd8d249e6b..b266575b7a 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/template_loader.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/template_loader.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	if (typeof window.templateLoader == 'function') return;
 	
     var templateLoader = {
-      templateVersion: "0.0.4",
+      templateVersion: "0.0.3",
       templates: {},
       loadRemoteTemplate: function(templateName, filename, callback) {
         if (!this.templates[templateName]) {
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js b/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
index 1efd4db026..b57fac9abe 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ CMS.Views.ClassInfoUpdateView = Backbone.View.extend({
               $(updateEle).append(newEle);
           });
           this.$el.find(".new-update-form").hide();
+          this.$el.find('.date').datepicker({ 'dateFormat': 'MM d' });
           return this;
     },
     
@@ -64,7 +65,14 @@ CMS.Views.ClassInfoUpdateView = Backbone.View.extend({
         var newForm = this.template({ updateModel : newModel });
         var updateEle = this.$el.find("#course-update-list");
         $(updateEle).prepend(newForm);
-        $(newForm).find(".new-update-form").show();
+
+
+        // TODO: remove the id on the datepicker field
+        // this is causing conflicts with the datepicker widget
+
+
+        $('.date').datepicker('destroy');
+        $('.date').datepicker({ 'dateFormat': 'MM d' });
     },
     
     onSave: function(event) {