diff --git a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
index cfd50b84..231c80da 100644
--- a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
+++ b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/blog-post.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ fields:
     display; posts are not automatically published!'
   config:
     required: true
+    date_format: YYYY/MM/DD
+    export_format: YYYY-MM-DD
 - type: text
   name: permalink
   label: Permalink
diff --git a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
index dc8ff104..de21c3aa 100644
--- a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
+++ b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ fields:
     label: Date
     config:
       required: true
+      date_format: YYYY/MM/DD
+      export_format: YYYY-MM-DD
     description: Use the date of the event itself.
   - type: text
     name: path
diff --git a/.forestry/settings.yml b/.forestry/settings.yml
index f6f29561..a9b0ab85 100644
--- a/.forestry/settings.yml
+++ b/.forestry/settings.yml
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ build:
   preview_docker_image: forestryio/node:12
   mount_path: "/srv"
   working_dir: "/srv"
-  instant_preview_command: npm run build
+  instant_preview_command: npm run dev