diff --git a/rowers/views.py b/rowers/views.py
index 2c565621..049decfd 100644
--- a/rowers/views.py
+++ b/rowers/views.py
@@ -12065,9 +12065,18 @@ def plannedsession_create_view(request,timeperiod='thisweek',rowerid=0):
             return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
     else:
         if 'fstartdate' in request.session:
-            fstartdate = arrow.get(request.session['fstartdate']).date()
-            fenddate = arrow.get(request.session['fenddate']).date()
-            fprefdate = arrow.get(request.session['fprefdate']).date()
+            try:
+                fstartdate = arrow.get(request.session['fstartdate']).date()
+            except KeyError:
+                fastartdate = timezone.now().date()
+            try:
+                fenddate = arrow.get(request.session['fenddate']).date()
+            except KeyError:
+                fenddate = timezone.now().date()
+            try:
+                fprefdate = arrow.get(request.session['fprefdate']).date()
+            except KeyError:
+                fprefdate = timezone.now().date()
 
             forminitial = {
                 'startdate':fstartdate,
@@ -12702,8 +12711,8 @@ def plannedsession_clone_view(request,id=0,rowerid=0,
 
     deltadays = ps.enddate-ps.startdate
     
-    ps.startdate = timezone.now()
-    ps.enddate = timezone.now()+deltadays
+    ps.startdate = timezone.now().date()
+    ps.enddate = (timezone.now()+deltadays).date()
     ps.name += ' (copy)'
     
     ps.save()