diff --git a/ApiCore-Backend/src/label-templates/label-templates.service.ts b/ApiCore-Backend/src/label-templates/label-templates.service.ts
index 021b00d..f371efa 100644
--- a/ApiCore-Backend/src/label-templates/label-templates.service.ts
+++ b/ApiCore-Backend/src/label-templates/label-templates.service.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,15 @@ interface SheetLayout {
   gapYMm: number;
 }
 
+// '2-digit' forces a leading zero for day/month (e.g. "05.03.2026") - the
+// default 'numeric' formatting drops it ("5.3.2026"), which is what the MHD
+// on a printed label was showing.
 function formatDate(date: Date): string {
-  return date.toLocaleDateString('de-DE');
+  return date.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', {
+    day: '2-digit',
+    month: '2-digit',
+    year: 'numeric',
+  });
 }
 
 // Prisma stores `elements` as a plain Json column; the shape is only ever
@@ -352,21 +359,11 @@ export class LabelTemplatesService {
             elements,
             centerX - w / 2,
             centerY - h / 2,
-            w,
-            h,
             qrCodeBuffer,
           );
           doc.restore();
         } else {
-          this.drawLabel(
-            doc,
-            elements,
-            originX,
-            originY,
-            slotW,
-            slotH,
-            qrCodeBuffer,
-          );
+          this.drawLabel(doc, elements, originX, originY, qrCodeBuffer);
         }
       }
 
@@ -379,16 +376,8 @@ export class LabelTemplatesService {
     elements: LabelElement[],
     originX: number,
     originY: number,
-    widthPt: number,
-    heightPt: number,
     qrCodeBuffer: Buffer | null,
   ): void {
-    doc
-      .rect(originX, originY, widthPt, heightPt)
-      .dash(2, { space: 2 })
-      .stroke('#999999')
-      .undash();
-
     for (const element of elements) {
       this.drawElement(doc, element, originX, originY, qrCodeBuffer);
     }