diff --git a/api4/post.go b/api4/post.go
index 869d3352625..d550dcf143c 100644
--- a/api4/post.go
+++ b/api4/post.go
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ func createPost(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Strip away delete_at if passed
+	post.DeleteAt = 0
+
 	post.UserId = c.AppContext.Session().UserId
 
 	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord("createPost", audit.Fail)
diff --git a/api4/post_test.go b/api4/post_test.go
index ef9d7c6b7cc..54bf4cc6ba4 100644
--- a/api4/post_test.go
+++ b/api4/post_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestCreatePost(t *testing.T) {
 	defer th.TearDown()
 	client := th.Client
 
-	post := &model.Post{ChannelId: th.BasicChannel.Id, Message: "#hashtag a" + model.NewId() + "a", Props: model.StringInterface{model.PropsAddChannelMember: "no good"}}
+	post := &model.Post{ChannelId: th.BasicChannel.Id, Message: "#hashtag a" + model.NewId() + "a", Props: model.StringInterface{model.PropsAddChannelMember: "no good"}, DeleteAt: 101}
 
 	rpost, resp, err2 := client.CreatePost(post)
 	require.NoError(t, err2)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func TestCreatePost(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Empty(t, rpost.FileIds)
 	require.Equal(t, 0, int(rpost.EditAt), "newly created post shouldn't have EditAt set")
 	require.Nil(t, rpost.GetProp(model.PropsAddChannelMember), "newly created post shouldn't have Props['add_channel_member'] set")
+	require.Equal(t, 0, int(rpost.DeleteAt), "newly created post shouldn't have DeleteAt set")
 
 	post.RootId = rpost.Id
 	_, _, err2 = client.CreatePost(post)