diff --git a/biscuit/apps/alsijil/forms.py b/biscuit/apps/alsijil/forms.py
index 90f7c8b07cfaa66d019d737b051666f2a682c546..8278d40e220bac51ba3ba033ab2615097058c87b 100644
--- a/biscuit/apps/alsijil/forms.py
+++ b/biscuit/apps/alsijil/forms.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django import forms
 from django.db.models import Count
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django_select2.forms import Select2Widget
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from biscuit.apps.chronos.models import Room
 from biscuit.core.models import Group, Person
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ PersonalNoteFormSet = forms.modelformset_factory(
 
 
 class AbsentExcusedForm(forms.Form):
-    date_start = forms.DateField(label=_('Start date'), widget=forms.SelectDateWidget)
-    date_end = forms.DateField(label=_('End date'), widget=forms.SelectDateWidget)
+    date_start = forms.DateField(label=_('Start date'), widget=forms.SelectDateWidget, initial=datetime.today())
+    date_end = forms.DateField(label=_('End date'), widget=forms.SelectDateWidget, initial=datetime.today())
     starting_lesson = forms.ChoiceField(label=_('Starting lesson'))
     person = forms.ModelChoiceField(label=_('Person'), queryset=Person.objects.all(), widget=Select2Widget)
     absent = forms.BooleanField(label=_('Absent'))