diff --git a/http-signature-normalization-reqwest/src/lib.rs b/http-signature-normalization-reqwest/src/lib.rs
index 382ce08..fb892c3 100644
--- a/http-signature-normalization-reqwest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/http-signature-normalization-reqwest/src/lib.rs
@@ -206,16 +206,14 @@ where
     E: From<SignError>,
     K: Display,
 {
-    if config.set_date {
-        if !req.headers().contains_key("date") {
-            req.headers_mut().insert(
-                "date",
-                HttpDate::from(SystemTime::now())
-                    .to_string()
-                    .try_into()
-                    .map_err(SignError::from)?,
-            );
-        }
+    if config.set_date && !req.headers().contains_key("date") {
+        req.headers_mut().insert(
+            "date",
+            HttpDate::from(SystemTime::now())
+                .to_string()
+                .try_into()
+                .map_err(SignError::from)?,
+        );
     }
     let mut bt = std::collections::BTreeMap::new();
     for (k, v) in req.headers().iter() {