diff --git a/application/controllers/Qso.php b/application/controllers/Qso.php
index 483f5d48..846e5741 100755
--- a/application/controllers/Qso.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Qso.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class QSO extends CI_Controller {
 			$qso_data = array(
                 'start_date' => $this->input->post('start_date'),
                 'start_time' => $this->input->post('start_time'),
+				'time_stamp' => time(),
 				'band' => $this->input->post('band'),
 				'freq' => $this->input->post('freq_display'),
 				'freq_rx' => $this->input->post('freq_display_rx'),
diff --git a/application/views/qso/index.php b/application/views/qso/index.php
index 3d265717..874a532d 100755
--- a/application/views/qso/index.php
+++ b/application/views/qso/index.php
@@ -38,12 +38,28 @@
               <div class="form-row">
                 <div class="form-group col-md-6">
                   <label for="start_date">Date</label>
-                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_date" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php if ($this->session->userdata('start_date') != NULL) {echo $this->session->userdata('start_date');} else {echo date('d-m-Y');} ?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> >
+                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_date" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="
+                  <?php
+                    if (($this->session->userdata('start_date') != NULL && ((time() - $this->session->userdata('time_stamp')) < 24 * 60 * 60))) {
+                        echo $this->session->userdata('start_date');
+                    } else {
+                        echo date('d-m-Y');
+                    }
+                    ?>
+                       " <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> >
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="form-group col-md-6">
                   <label for="start_time">Time</label>
-                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_time" name="start_time" id="start_time" value="<?php if ($this->session->userdata('start_time') != NULL) {echo $this->session->userdata('start_time');} else {echo date('H:i');} ?>" size="7" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?>>
+                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_time" name="start_time" id="start_time" value="
+                  <?php
+                  if (($this->session->userdata('start_time') != NULL && ((time() - $this->session->userdata('time_stamp')) < 24 * 60 * 60))) {
+                      echo $this->session->userdata('start_time');
+                  } else {
+                      echo date('H:i');
+                  }
+                  ?>
+                    " size="7" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?>>
                 </div>
 
                 <?php if ( $_GET['manual'] == 0 ) { ?>