PrimeNG p-calendar component with minDate issue when using formcontrol

I have upgraded my project from v15 to Angular v18/PrimeNG v17 and in my component:

<p-calendar
dateFormat="yy-mm-dd"
formControlName="finish_date"
[minDate]="today"
>
</p-calendar>


when I have date saved in DB and it is today or in the past, the field stays empty.

I want to minDate only for new inputs, but the field should display dates even in the past if already saved.

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