diff --git a/autosubmit/job/job.py b/autosubmit/job/job.py
index c76ecf5e13be315996bcfd1cceee6ca60cd58cd2..aeb99bfbbc15ba8e88298bd5e7b9f0bded2754f9 100644
--- a/autosubmit/job/job.py
+++ b/autosubmit/job/job.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class Job(object):
         self._chunk = None
         self._member = None
         self.date = None
+        self.date_split = None
         self.name = name
         self._split = None
         self._delay = None
@@ -1717,8 +1718,8 @@ class Job(object):
             split_length = get_split_size(as_conf.experiment_data, self.section)
             start_date = parameters.get('CHUNK_START_DATE', None)
             if start_date:
-                self.date = datetime.datetime.strptime(start_date, "%Y%m%d")
-            split_start = chunk_start_date(self.date, int(self.split), split_length, split_unit, cal)
+                self.date_split = datetime.datetime.strptime(start_date, "%Y%m%d")
+            split_start = chunk_start_date(self.date_split, int(self.split), split_length, split_unit, cal)
             split_end = chunk_end_date(split_start, split_length, split_unit, cal)
             if split_unit == 'hour':
                 split_end_1 = split_end