diff --git a/js/app/views/CatalogUI.js b/js/app/views/CatalogUI.js
index a5b4222..3f6f7df 100644
--- a/js/app/views/CatalogUI.js
+++ b/js/app/views/CatalogUI.js
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ Ext.define('amdaUI.CatalogUI', {
                 return;
             }
             Ext.Array.each(result.intervals, function (item, index) {
-             starts[index] = Ext.Date.format(item.start, 'Y-m-d\\TH:i:s.u');
-             stops[index] = Ext.Date.format(item.start, 'Y-m-d\\TH:i:s.u');
+             starts[index] = new Date(item.start);
+             stops[index] = new Date(item.start);
          });
          if(starts.length !== 0 || stops.length !== 0) {
 	 
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ Ext.define('amdaUI.CatalogUI', {
             stops.sort();
             s = new Date(starts[0]);
             e = new Date(stops[stops.length - 1]);
+
+            s = Ext.Date.format(s, 'Y-m-d\\TH:i:s.u');
+            e = Ext.Date.format(e, 'Y-m-d\\TH:i:s.u');
+
              if(! ttObj.get('surveyStart') ){
          	ttObj.set('surveyStart',  s);
                     this.status.isModified = true;
@@ -1312,21 +1316,32 @@ Ext.define('amdaUI.CatalogUI', {
                             defaults: {anchor: '100%'},
                             layout: 'anchor',
                             items :[{
-                                            fieldLabel: 'Start Time',
-                                            name: 'surveyStart',
- 	                        emptyText: 'YYYY/MM/DDThh:mm:ss.fff',
-                                            format: 'Y-m-d\\TH:i:s.u',
-		    enforceMaxLength: true,
-                                	    maxLength: 25,
-                                            labelWidth: 60,
-		    labelAlign: 'left',
-                                        listeners: {
-                                            change: this.onChangeStartField,
-                                            focus: function(field) {
-		       this.activeField = 'surveyStart';
-		     },
+                                fieldLabel: 'Start Time',
+                                name: 'surveyStart',
+                                emptyText: 'YYYY/MM/DDThh:mm:ss.fff',
+                                format: 'Y-m-d\\TH:i:s.u',
+                                enforceMaxLength: true,
+                                maxLength: 25,
+                                labelWidth: 60,
+                                labelAlign: 'left',
+                                renderer: function (value) {
+                                    if (value != null) {
+                                        if (Ext.isDate(value)) {
+                                            return Ext.Date.format(value, 'Y-m-d\\TH:i:s.u');
+                                        } else {
+                                            return Ext.Date.format(new Date(value), 'Y-m-d\\TH:i:s.u');
                                         }
-                                        }, {
+                                    } else {
+                                        return value;
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                listeners: {
+                                    change: this.onChangeStartField,
+                                    focus: function(field) {
+                                        this.activeField = 'surveyStart';
+                                    },
+                                }
+                            }, {
                                             fieldLabel: 'Stop Time',
                                             name: 'surveyStop',
 		    emptyText: 'YYYY/MM/DDThh:mm:ss.fff',
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