diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d561566a..3c9f90e5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.2-develop20
+1.16.2-develop21
diff --git a/modules/ergast.py b/modules/ergast.py
index 21eb1302..a59ec94f 100644
--- a/modules/ergast.py
+++ b/modules/ergast.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Race:
     def format_name(self, round_prefix, shorten_gp):
         if self._language:
             output = f"GP {self.name.replace(' Grand Prix', '')}" if shorten_gp else self.name
-            for eng_value, trans_value in translations[self._language]:
+            for eng_value, trans_value in translations[self._language].items():
                 output = output.replace(eng_value, trans_value)
         else:
             output = self.name.replace("Grand Prix", "GP") if shorten_gp else self.name
diff --git a/modules/util.py b/modules/util.py
index 1febd4a4..bd0a2ac9 100644
--- a/modules/util.py
+++ b/modules/util.py
@@ -133,8 +133,13 @@ def get_int_list(data, id_type):
     return int_values
 
 def validate_date(date_text, method, return_as=None):
-    try:                                    date_obg = datetime.strptime(str(date_text), "%Y-%m-%d" if "-" in str(date_text) else "%m/%d/%Y")
-    except ValueError:                      raise Failed(f"Collection Error: {method}: {date_text} must match pattern YYYY-MM-DD (e.g. 2020-12-25) or MM/DD/YYYY (e.g. 12/25/2020)")
+    if isinstance(date_text, datetime):
+        date_obg = date_text
+    else:
+        try:
+            date_obg = datetime.strptime(str(date_text), "%Y-%m-%d" if "-" in str(date_text) else "%m/%d/%Y")
+        except ValueError:
+            raise Failed(f"Collection Error: {method}: {date_text} must match pattern YYYY-MM-DD (e.g. 2020-12-25) or MM/DD/YYYY (e.g. 12/25/2020)")
     return datetime.strftime(date_obg, return_as) if return_as else date_obg
 
 def logger_input(prompt, timeout=60):