Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py
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diff -u -r3e1d02c32dddef6ac19511d51596267bce3aa8c7 -r927466608e2a5432a5e83ee462c12dc624eec2bb
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 3e1d02c32dddef6ac19511d51596267bce3aa8c7)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 927466608e2a5432a5e83ee462c12dc624eec2bb)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import shutil, glob
 import sys
 import traceback
+from wflow_adapt import getStartTimefromRuninfo
 
 
 
@@ -398,6 +399,8 @@
     self._userModel().logger = self.loggingSetUp(caseName,runId,logfname,model,modelVersion,level=level)
 
     self.logger = self._userModel().logger
+
+
     global logging
     logging= self.logger
 
@@ -409,7 +412,19 @@
     self.ncfile = configget(self._userModel().config,'framework','netcdfinput',"None")
     self.ncoutfile = configget(self._userModel().config,'framework','netcdfoutput',"None")
 
+    # Now finally set the start end time. First check if set in ini otherwise check if the ini defines
+    # a runinfo file
+    st = configget(self._userModel().config,'run','starttime',"None")
 
+    if st == "None":
+        rinfo = configget(self._userModel().config,'run','runinfo',"None")
+        if rinfo != "None":
+            self.datetime_firststep = getStartTimefromRuninfo(rinfo)
+            self.currentdatetime = self.datetime_firststep
+            self._userModel().currentdatetime = self.currentdatetime
+
+
+
     if self.ncfile != "None":
         mstacks = configsection(self._userModel().config,"inputmapstacks")
         varlst = []