When archiving to datetree: (setq org-archive-location "file.ext::datetree/") The following produces unexpected result on "Minimal Example": 1. Archive first TODO "A1". 2. Archive second TODO "A2". * Minimal Example ** DONE A1 CLOSED: [2016-06-28 Tue 21:00] ** DONE A2 CLOSED: [2016-06-14 Tue 21:00] Result (no day headline for 2016-06-14): * 2016 ** 2016-06 June **** DONE A2 CLOSED: [2016-06-14 Tue 21:00] *** 2016-06-28 Tuesday **** DONE A1 CLOSED: [2016-06-28 Tue 21:00] Expected Result: * 2016 ** 2016-06 June *** 2016-06-14 Tuesday **** DONE A2 CLOSED: [2016-06-14 Tue 21:00] *** 2016-06-28 Tuesday **** DONE A1 CLOSED: [2016-06-28 Tue 21:00] Emacs : GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2016-09-22 Package: Org-mode version 8.3.6 (8.3.6-6-g194e51-elpa @ .emacs.d/elpa/org-20161003/) current state: ============== (setq org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-default-hook org-babel-speed-command-hook) org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current) org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-mode-hook '(#[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all append local] 5] #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes) org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-hash-at-point org-babel-execute-safely-maybe) org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) org-archive-location "archive.arc::datetree/" org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) )