diff --git a/plugins/Event/eventform.php b/plugins/Event/eventform.php
index d7c554bf32..86c8e8b748 100644
--- a/plugins/Event/eventform.php
+++ b/plugins/Event/eventform.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class EventForm extends Form
 
         $this->li();
 
-        $today = new DateTime('today');
+        $today = new DateTime('now');
         $today->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(common_timezone()));
 
         $this->out->input('event-startdate',