Index: wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py
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diff -u -r302797c27eb39e23329450c3852723ecfdbf386d -rec45baa57f0c6b5324aeffaf52d38d46d2073da8
--- wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py	(.../wflow_bmi.py)	(revision 302797c27eb39e23329450c3852723ecfdbf386d)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py	(.../wflow_bmi.py)	(revision ec45baa57f0c6b5324aeffaf52d38d46d2073da8)
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
         dateobj = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(start_time)
         datestrimestr = dateobj.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 
-        self.dynModel.DT.update(datetimestart=dateobj, mode=self.dynModel.runlengthdetermination)
+        self.dynModel.DT.update(datetimestart=dateobj, mode=self.dynModel.runlengthdetermination, setByBMI=True)
         self.dynModel._update_time_from_DT()
 
         #self.dynModel._userModel().config.set("run",'starttime',self.dynModel.DT.runStartTime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
 
         dateobj = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(end_time)
         datestrimestr = dateobj.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-        self.dynModel.DT.update(datetimeend=dateobj,mode=self.dynModel.runlengthdetermination)
+        self.dynModel.DT.update(datetimeend=dateobj,mode=self.dynModel.runlengthdetermination, setByBMI=True)
         self.dynModel._update_time_from_DT()
 
         self.bmilogger.debug(self.name +  ": set_end_time: " + str(end_time) + " " + str(self.dynModel.DT.runEndTime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")))