Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py
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diff -u -rbbb4be1eab1cfe89252c7e4e4ac5992865994fb8 -r72dc5bb50bade1f8e9d1acfc2747d3c89c613fbb
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision bbb4be1eab1cfe89252c7e4e4ac5992865994fb8)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 72dc5bb50bade1f8e9d1acfc2747d3c89c613fbb)
@@ -926,6 +926,8 @@
 
         :return:
         """
+        from dateutil import parser
+
         st = configget(self._userModel().config, 'run', 'starttime', "None")
 
         self.skipfirsttimestep =  int(configget(self._userModel().config, 'run', 'skipfirst', "0"))
@@ -951,12 +953,12 @@
                 self.DT.update(currentTimeStep=self.DT.currentTimeStep, mode=self.runlengthdetermination)
                 self._update_time_from_DT()
             else:
+                self.DT.update(datetimestart=parser.parse('1990-01-01 00:00:00 GMT'), mode=self.runlengthdetermination)
                 self.logger.info(
                     "Not enough information in the [run] section. Need start and end time or a runinfo.xml file.... Reverting to default date/time")
         else:
-            from dateutil import parser
-
             self.DT.update(datetimestart=parser.parse(st), mode=self.runlengthdetermination)
+            self.DT.update(currentTimeStep=self.DT.currentTimeStep, mode=self.runlengthdetermination)
             #if self.skipfirsttimestep:
             #    self.logger.debug("Skipping first timestep...")
             #    self.DT.skiptime()
Index: wflow-py/wflow/wflow_topoflex.py
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diff -u -r91c99a6733ec8f2f5854f7603e4dfed67d0ad19c -r72dc5bb50bade1f8e9d1acfc2747d3c89c613fbb
--- wflow-py/wflow/wflow_topoflex.py	(.../wflow_topoflex.py)	(revision 91c99a6733ec8f2f5854f7603e4dfed67d0ad19c)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wflow_topoflex.py	(.../wflow_topoflex.py)	(revision 72dc5bb50bade1f8e9d1acfc2747d3c89c613fbb)
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
         for i in self.Classes:
             self.percent.append(readmap(os.path.join(self.Dir, wflow_percent[i])))
 
+        self.wf_updateparameters()
         # MODEL PARAMETERS - VALUES PER CLASS
         self.D = eval(str(configget(self.config, "model", "D", "[0]")))
         self.Tf = eval(str(configget(self.config, "model", "Tf", "[0]")))