diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/format/date.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/format/date.rs
index 0dd087699..84b3ed5f9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/format/date.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/format/date.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ impl Command for FormatDate {
             .input_output_types(vec![
                 (Type::Date, Type::String),
                 (Type::String, Type::String),
+                (Type::Nothing, Type::Table(vec![])),
             ])
             .allow_variants_without_examples(true) // https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/7032
             .switch("list", "lists strftime cheatsheet", Some('l'))