diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/src/helpers/compatDate.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/src/helpers/compatDate.ts
index 1a4bca731924..6f83faa44278 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/src/helpers/compatDate.ts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/src/helpers/compatDate.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function getWorkerdCompatibilityDate() {
 		const match = latestWorkerdVersion.match(/\d+\.(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})\.\d+/);
 
 		if (match) {
-			const [, year, month, date] = match ?? [];
+			const [, year, month, date] = match;
 			const compatDate = `${year}-${month}-${date}`;
 
 			s.stop(`${brandColor("compatibility date")} ${dim(compatDate)}`);