diff --git a/src/controller/cve.controller/index.js b/src/controller/cve.controller/index.js
index dc33656b0..d7ae0f586 100644
--- a/src/controller/cve.controller/index.js
+++ b/src/controller/cve.controller/index.js
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ router.post('/cve/:id/cna',
   validateCveCnaContainerJsonSchema,
   validateUniqueEnglishEntry('cnaContainer.descriptions'),
   validateDescription(['cnaContainer.descriptions', 'cnaContainer.problemTypes[0].descriptions']),
-  validateDatePublic(['containers.cna.datePublic']),
+  validateDatePublic(['cnaContainer.datePublic']),
   param(['id']).isString().matches(CONSTANTS.CVE_ID_REGEX),
   parseError,
   parsePostParams,
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ router.put('/cve/:id/cna',
   validateCveCnaContainerJsonSchema,
   validateUniqueEnglishEntry('cnaContainer.descriptions'),
   validateDescription(['cnaContainer.descriptions', 'cnaContainer.problemTypes[0].descriptions']),
-  validateDatePublic(['containers.cna.datePublic']),
+  validateDatePublic(['cnaContainer.datePublic']),
   param(['id']).isString().matches(CONSTANTS.CVE_ID_REGEX),
   parseError,
   parsePostParams,