diff --git a/rowers/forms.py b/rowers/forms.py
index 1462bae1..f5d0e68b 100644
--- a/rowers/forms.py
+++ b/rowers/forms.py
@@ -514,15 +514,20 @@ class DateRangeForm(forms.Form):
     startdate = forms.DateField(
         initial=timezone.now()-datetime.timedelta(days=365),
         #                               widget=SelectDateWidget(years=range(1990,2050)),
-        widget=AdminDateWidget(),
+        widget=AdminDateWidget(format='%Y-%m-%d'),
         label='Start Date')
     enddate = forms.DateField(
         initial=timezone.now(),
-        widget=AdminDateWidget(),
+        widget=AdminDateWidget(format='%Y-%m-%d'),
         label='End Date')
 
     class Meta:
         fields = ['startdate','enddate']
+        input_formats=("%Y-%m-%d")
+        dateTimeOptions = {
+            'format': '%Y-%m-%d',
+            'autoclose': True,
+            }
 
 class FitnessMetricForm(forms.Form):
     startdate = forms.DateField(