diff --git a/CalendarWidget.ts b/CalendarWidget.ts
index a729031..b60c29a 100644
--- a/CalendarWidget.ts
+++ b/CalendarWidget.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { App, WorkspaceLeaf, TFile, MarkdownView } from 'obsidian';
 import { Stream } from './types';
+import { openStreamDate } from './streamUtils';
 
 export class CalendarWidget {
     private widget: HTMLElement;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export class CalendarWidget {
         const todayButton = collapsedView.createDiv('stream-calendar-today-button');
         todayButton.setText(this.formatDate(new Date()));
 
+
         // Create expanded view
         const expandedView = this.widget.createDiv('stream-calendar-expanded');
         expandedView.style.display = 'none';
@@ -126,45 +128,8 @@ export class CalendarWidget {
     }
 
     private async selectDate(day: number) {
-        // Format the selected date as YYYY-MM-DD
         const selectedDate = new Date(this.currentDate.getFullYear(), this.currentDate.getMonth(), day);
-        const year = selectedDate.getFullYear();
-        const month = String(selectedDate.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
-        const dayStr = String(day).padStart(2, '0');
-        const fileName = `${year}-${month}-${dayStr}.md`;
-
-        // Construct the full file path using the stream's folder
-        const folderPath = this.selectedStream.folder
-            .split(/[/\\]/)
-            .filter(Boolean)
-            .join('/');
-        const filePath = folderPath ? `${folderPath}/${fileName}` : fileName;
-
-        // Try to find existing file or create new one
-        let file = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(filePath);
-        if (!file) {
-            // Create folder if needed
-            if (folderPath && !this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(folderPath)) {
-                await this.app.vault.createFolder(folderPath);
-            }
-            file = await this.app.vault.create(filePath, '');
-        }
-
-        if (file instanceof TFile) {
-            // Check if file is already open in a tab
-            const existingLeaf = this.app.workspace.getLeavesOfType('markdown')
-                .find(leaf => (leaf.view as MarkdownView).file?.path === file.path);
-
-            if (existingLeaf) {
-                // Switch to existing tab
-                this.app.workspace.setActiveLeaf(existingLeaf, { focus: true });
-            } else {
-                // Open in new tab
-                const leaf = this.app.workspace.getLeaf('tab');
-                await leaf.openFile(file);
-                this.app.workspace.setActiveLeaf(leaf, { focus: true });
-            }
-        }
+        await openStreamDate(this.app, this.selectedStream, selectedDate);
     }
 
     private toggleExpanded(collapsedView: HTMLElement, expandedView: HTMLElement) {
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 965a422..391949f 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { App, Editor, MarkdownView, Modal, Notice, Plugin, PluginSettingTab, Setting, WorkspaceLeaf } from 'obsidian';
 import { StreamsSettingTab } from './settings';
 import { Stream, StreamsSettings } from './types';
-import { createDailyNote } from './streamUtils';
+import { createDailyNote, openStreamDate } from './streamUtils';
 import { CalendarWidget } from './CalendarWidget';
 
 // Add this type for Lucide icon names
@@ -258,22 +258,7 @@ export default class StreamsPlugin extends Plugin {
 			stream.icon,
 			`Stream: ${stream.name} (${stream.id})`,
 			async () => {
-				const file = await createDailyNote(this.app, stream.folder);
-				if (file) {
-					// Check if file is already open in a tab
-					const existingLeaf = this.app.workspace.getLeavesOfType('markdown')
-						.find(leaf => (leaf.view as MarkdownView).file?.path === file.path);
-
-					if (existingLeaf) {
-						// Switch to existing tab
-						this.app.workspace.setActiveLeaf(existingLeaf, { focus: true });
-					} else {
-						// Open in new tab
-						const leaf = this.app.workspace.getLeaf('tab');
-						await leaf.openFile(file);
-						this.app.workspace.setActiveLeaf(leaf, { focus: true });
-					}
-				}
+				await openStreamDate(this.app, stream);
 			}
 		);
 
diff --git a/streamUtils.ts b/streamUtils.ts
index 0e4adca..594fe1b 100644
--- a/streamUtils.ts
+++ b/streamUtils.ts
@@ -55,4 +55,44 @@ export async function createDailyNote(app: App, folder: string): Promise<TFile |
     }
 
     return file instanceof TFile ? file : null;
+}
+
+export async function openStreamDate(app: App, stream: Stream, date: Date = new Date()): Promise<void> {
+    // Format date as YYYY-MM-DD
+    const year = date.getFullYear();
+    const month = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+    const day = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+    const fileName = `${year}-${month}-${day}.md`;
+
+    // Normalize folder path
+    const folderPath = stream.folder
+        .split(/[/\\]/)
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join('/');
+    const filePath = folderPath ? `${folderPath}/${fileName}` : fileName;
+
+    // Try to find existing file or create new one
+    let file = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(filePath);
+    if (!file) {
+        if (folderPath && !app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(folderPath)) {
+            await app.vault.createFolder(folderPath);
+        }
+        file = await app.vault.create(filePath, '');
+    }
+
+    if (file instanceof TFile) {
+        // Check if file is already open in a tab
+        const existingLeaf = app.workspace.getLeavesOfType('markdown')
+            .find(leaf => (leaf.view as MarkdownView).file?.path === file.path);
+
+        if (existingLeaf) {
+            // Switch to existing tab
+            app.workspace.setActiveLeaf(existingLeaf, { focus: true });
+        } else {
+            // Open in new tab
+            const leaf = app.workspace.getLeaf('tab');
+            await leaf.openFile(file);
+            app.workspace.setActiveLeaf(leaf, { focus: true });
+        }
+    }
 } 
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