diff --git a/app/controllers/schedule_controller.rb b/app/controllers/schedule_controller.rb
index 8a18f568..177b90c0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/schedule_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/schedule_controller.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ class ScheduleController < ApplicationController
     @rooms = @conference.rooms
     @events = @conference.events
     @dates = @conference.start_date..@conference.end_date
+
+    if @dates === Date.current
+      @today = Date.current.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
     end
+  end
 
 end
diff --git a/app/views/schedule/index.html.erb b/app/views/schedule/index.html.erb
index 12df1d14..c8a98d09 100644
--- a/app/views/schedule/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/schedule/index.html.erb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ $(function() {
     if (activeTab.length) {
       activeTab.tab('show');
     } else {
-      $('.nav-tabs a:first').tab('show');
+      $('.nav-tabs a[href=#<%= j @today %>]').tab('show');
     }
   });
 });