diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/osem-datepickers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/osem-datepickers.js
index efac362e..ec50b245 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/osem-datepickers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/osem-datepickers.js
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ $(function () {
 
   $("#registration-period-start-datepicker").datetimepicker({
       format: "YYYY-MM-DD",
+      useCurrent: false,
       pickTime: false,
       pickSeconds: false
   });
   $("#registration-period-end-datepicker").datetimepicker({
       format: "YYYY-MM-DD",
+      useCurrent: false,
       pickTime: false,
       pickSeconds: false
   });