diff --git a/GameEngine/Account.php b/GameEngine/Account.php
index f003d0dc..45c9548e 100755
--- a/GameEngine/Account.php
+++ b/GameEngine/Account.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Account {
 	}
 
 	private function Activate() {
-		if(START_DATE < date('m/d/Y') or START_DATE == date('m/d/Y') && START_TIME <= date('H:i'))
+		if(START_DATE < date('d.m.Y') or START_DATE == date('d.m.Y') && START_TIME <= date('H:i'))
 	   {
 			global $database;
 			$q = "SELECT act, username, password, email, tribe, location FROM ".TB_PREFIX."activate where act = '".$database->escape($_POST['id'])."'";
diff --git a/GameEngine/Automation.php b/GameEngine/Automation.php
index 053ec1bb..54f78cd4 100755
--- a/GameEngine/Automation.php
+++ b/GameEngine/Automation.php
@@ -4574,7 +4574,7 @@ class Automation {
         $result = mysqli_query($database->dblink,$q);
         if($result) {
             $row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
-            $stime = strtotime(START_DATE) - strtotime(date('m/d/Y')) + strtotime(START_TIME);
+            $stime = strtotime(START_DATE) - strtotime(date('d.m.Y')) + strtotime(START_TIME);
             if($row['lastgavemedal'] == 0 && $stime < time()){
             	$newtime = strtotime('next monday');
                 $q = "UPDATE ".TB_PREFIX."config SET lastgavemedal = ".(int) $newtime;
diff --git a/GameEngine/Database.php b/GameEngine/Database.php
index 7d0de786..d9e67c78 100755
--- a/GameEngine/Database.php
+++ b/GameEngine/Database.php
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ class MYSQLi_DB implements IDbConnection {
         list($username, $password, $email, $tribe, $act) = $this->escape_input($username, $password, $email, $tribe, $act);
 
 		$time = time();
-        $stime = strtotime(START_DATE) - strtotime(date('m/d/Y')) + strtotime(START_TIME);
+        $stime = strtotime(START_DATE) - strtotime(date('d.m.Y')) + strtotime(START_TIME);
         if($stime > $time) $time = $stime;
 		$timep = $time + PROTECTION;
 		$time = time();
diff --git a/install/templates/config.tpl b/install/templates/config.tpl
index 0e8653bf..c3720c41 100644
--- a/install/templates/config.tpl
+++ b/install/templates/config.tpl
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ echo "<div class=\"headline\"><span class=\"f10 c5\">Error creating constant.php
     <table>
         <tr>
             <td><span class="f9 c6">Start Date:</span></td>
-            <td width="140"><input type="text" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php echo date('m/d/Y'); ?>"></td>
+            <td width="140"><input type="text" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php echo date('d.m.Y'); ?>"></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td><span class="f9 c6">Start Time:</span></td>