diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index 56658bc..c68b521 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int main(void) {
       // if list exists use it to generate plan
       if (listT != NULL) {
         struct tm lc;
+        now = time(NULL);
         localtime_r(&now, &lc);
         lc.tm_hour += taskspare;
         time_t avail = mktime(&lc);