diff --git a/.releaserc.yaml b/.releaserc.yaml
index 7a7ec23..125c177 100644
--- a/.releaserc.yaml
+++ b/.releaserc.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
-branches:
-  - name: main
+#branches:
+#  - name: main
 #    range: '3000.x.x'
 
 #  - name: release/2k
diff --git a/service/internal/executor/executor.go b/service/internal/executor/executor.go
index 96808f3..00afc5d 100644
--- a/service/internal/executor/executor.go
+++ b/service/internal/executor/executor.go
@@ -234,6 +234,48 @@ func isLogEntryAllowedByACL(cfg *config.Config, user *authpublic.AuthenticatedUs
 	return acl.IsAllowedLogs(cfg, user, entry.Binding.Action)
 }
 
+// parseDateFilter parses a date filter string and returns the parsed date and validity.
+func parseDateFilter(dateFilter string) (time.Time, bool) {
+	if dateFilter == "" {
+		return time.Time{}, false
+	}
+
+	parsedDate, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", dateFilter)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"dateFilter": dateFilter,
+			"error":      err,
+		}).Errorf("Failed to parse date filter, expected format YYYY-MM-DD")
+		return time.Time{}, false
+	}
+
+	return parsedDate, true
+}
+
+// matchesDateFilter checks if an entry matches the date filter criteria.
+func matchesDateFilter(entry *InternalLogEntry, filterDate time.Time, hasDateFilter bool) bool {
+	if !hasDateFilter {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	entryDate := entry.DatetimeStarted.UTC().Truncate(24 * time.Hour)
+	filterDateUTC := filterDate.UTC().Truncate(24 * time.Hour)
+	return entryDate.Equal(filterDateUTC)
+}
+
+// shouldIncludeLogEntry determines if a log entry should be included in filtered results.
+func shouldIncludeLogEntry(cfg *config.Config, user *authpublic.AuthenticatedUser, entry *InternalLogEntry, filterDate time.Time, hasDateFilter bool) bool {
+	if !isValidLogEntryForACL(entry) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if !isLogEntryAllowedByACL(cfg, user, entry) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return matchesDateFilter(entry, filterDate, hasDateFilter)
+}
+
 func (e *Executor) filterLogsByACL(cfg *config.Config, user *authpublic.AuthenticatedUser, dateFilter string) []*InternalLogEntry {
 	e.logmutex.RLock()
 	defer e.logmutex.RUnlock()