diff --git a/date/date.h b/date/date.h
index 433e9ea..9304877 100644
--- a/date/date.h
+++ b/date/date.h
@@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ template<class CStringType>
 Date & Date::operator=(const CStringType * str)
 {
 	Parse(str);
+
+return *this;
 }
 
 
@@ -485,6 +487,8 @@ template<class StringType>
 Date & Date::operator=(const StringType & str)
 {
 	Parse(str);
+
+return *this;
 }