diff --git a/Wreck/IO/Reader/User/CustomDateTimeReader.cs b/Wreck/IO/Reader/User/CustomDateTimeReader.cs
index 966f681..51f9cd5 100644
--- a/Wreck/IO/Reader/User/CustomDateTimeReader.cs
+++ b/Wreck/IO/Reader/User/CustomDateTimeReader.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class CustomDateTimeReader : AbstractTimestampReader
 		
 		public CustomDateTimeReader() : base()
 		{
-			custom = new DateTime();
+			custom = DateTime.Now;
 		}
 		
 		public override string[] Creation()
diff --git a/WreckGui/Model/GuiModel.cs b/WreckGui/Model/GuiModel.cs
index b303e63..13c8d4f 100644
--- a/WreckGui/Model/GuiModel.cs
+++ b/WreckGui/Model/GuiModel.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public GuiModel()
 				this.SourceModel.Add(s, true);
 			}
 			
-			this.customDateTimeModel = new DateTime();
+			this.customDateTimeModel = DateTime.Now;
 			
 			this.correctionModel = new Dictionary<CorrectionEnum, Boolean>();
 			foreach(CorrectionEnum c in CorrectionEnum.Values)