diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 5a698d7a..8294586e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ private
       render_error l(:error_no_tracker_in_project)
       return false
     end
-    @issue.start_date ||= Date.today
+    @issue.start_date ||= User.current.today
     if params[:issue].is_a?(Hash)
       @issue.safe_attributes = params[:issue]
       if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_issue_watchers, @project) && @issue.new_record?