diff --git a/functions/new-scratch.zsh b/functions/new-scratch.zsh
index 3f8871e..63044e2 100644
--- a/functions/new-scratch.zsh
+++ b/functions/new-scratch.zsh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Create quick scratch directory for testing and other stuff
 function new-scratch {
     local cur_dir="$HOME/scratch"
-    local new_dir="$HOME/tmp/scratch_$(date '+%d-%m-%Y')"
+    local new_dir="$HOME/tmp/scratch_$(date --iso-8601=seconds)"
     mkdir -p $new_dir
     ln -nfs $new_dir $cur_dir
     cd $cur_dir