diff --git a/datePicker.js b/datePicker.js
index 522d359..6d2e435 100644
--- a/datePicker.js
+++ b/datePicker.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 
 	function getDateTime(_this, options, element) { // revisit
 		var value = options.readValue.call(_this, element),
-			date = getDateObject(value || getDateString(new Date(), true)),
+			date = getDateObject(value || _this.getDateString(new Date(), true)),
 			timeFormat = element.getAttribute(options.timeFormatAttribute),
 			hasAMPM = false,
 			isPM = false;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 	function addDays(_this, date, add, end) {
 		date = _this.calendar.convertDateString(date, end);
 		date.setDate(date.getDate() + add);
-		return getDateString(date);
+		return _this.getDateString(date);
 	}
 
 	function sortDates(date1, date2) {
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
 				(date.AMPM ? ' ' + date.AMPM : '')) : ''));
 	}
 
-	function getDateString(date, time) {
+	DatePicker.prototype.getDateString = function(date, time) {
 		return date.getFullYear() + '-' + lZ(date.getMonth() + 1) + '-' +
 			lZ(date.getDate()) + (time ? ' ' + date.toTimeString().split(' ')[0] : '');
 	}
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 08dd35b..5c9a250 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ <h2>Demo</h2>
 		<input class="date date-1" value="" data-from="theFlight" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM APM" data-timeformat="HH:MM PM" />
 		<input class="date date-1" value="" data-to="theFlight" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM APM" data-timeformat="HH:MM PM" />
 		<br><span>Range (name based): </span>
-		<input class="date date-1" value="" name="flight-from" data-from="flight-to" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD" />
-		<input class="date date-1" value="" name="flight-to" data-to="flight-from" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD" />
+		<input class="date date-1" value="" name="flight-from" data-from="flight-to" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM" />
+		<input class="date date-1" value="" name="flight-to" data-to="flight-from" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM" />
 		<br><span>Range with marked range: </span>
 		<input class="date date-11" value="" name="flight-from-1" data-from="flight-to-1" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD" />
 		<input class="date date-11" value="" name="flight-to-1" data-to="flight-from-1" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD" />
@@ -211,11 +211,13 @@ <h2>calendar.js</h2>
 			 * @return {String}         The value of the input field
 			 */
 			readValue: function(element) {
-				if (!element.value && element.getAttribute('data-type') === 'time') { // initial time if empty
-					return new Date().toTimeString().split(' ')[0]; // triggers default behavior
-				}
-
-				return element.value; // triggers default behavior
+        if (!element.value /* && element.getAttribute('data-type') === 'time' */) { // initial time if empty
+          var d = new Date();
+          d.setHours(0, 0, 0);   // Set hours, minutes and seconds
+          return this.getDateString(d,true).replace(/:00$/,'');//today's date string, 00:00 time
+          // return new Date().toTimeString().split(' ')[0]; // triggers default behavior
+        }
+        return element.value; // triggers default behavior
 			}
 		},
 		/**