diff --git a/extensions/importer/gth-import-preferences-dialog.c b/extensions/importer/gth-import-preferences-dialog.c
index dc9a6f5..c09edba 100644
--- a/extensions/importer/gth-import-preferences-dialog.c
+++ b/extensions/importer/gth-import-preferences-dialog.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ update_destination (GthImportPreferencesDialog *self)
 	gboolean            single_subfolder;
 	const char         *custom_format;
 	GthFileData        *example_data;
+	GTimeVal            timeval;
 	GFile              *destination_example;
 	char               *uri;
 	char               *example;
@@ -189,13 +190,16 @@ update_destination (GthImportPreferencesDialog *self)
 	custom_format = gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (GET_WIDGET ("custom_format_entry")));
 
 	example_data = create_example_file_data ();
+	g_get_current_time (&timeval);
+	
 	destination_example = gth_import_utils_get_file_destination (example_data,
 								     destination,
 								     subfolder_type,
 								     subfolder_format,
 								     single_subfolder,
 								     custom_format,
-								     self->priv->event);
+								     self->priv->event,
+								     timeval);
 
 	uri = g_file_get_parse_name (destination_example);
 	example = g_strdup_printf (_("example: %s"), uri);
diff --git a/extensions/importer/gth-import-task.c b/extensions/importer/gth-import-task.c
index 1fb082c..0ed9c42 100644
--- a/extensions/importer/gth-import-task.c
+++ b/extensions/importer/gth-import-task.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct _GthImportTaskPrivate {
 	char                *custom_format;
 	char                *event_name;
 	char               **tags;
+	GTimeVal             import_start_time;
 	gboolean             delete_imported;
 	gboolean             overwrite_files;
 	gboolean             adjust_orientation;
@@ -306,7 +307,8 @@ file_buffer_ready_cb (void     **buffer,
 							     self->priv->subfolder_format,
 							     self->priv->single_subfolder,
 							     self->priv->custom_format,
-							     self->priv->event_name);
+							     self->priv->event_name,
+							     self->priv->import_start_time);
 	if (! g_file_make_directory_with_parents (destination, gth_task_get_cancellable (GTH_TASK (self)), &error)) {
 		if (! g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_EXISTS)) {
 			gth_task_completed (GTH_TASK (self), error);
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@ static void
 gth_import_task_exec (GthTask *base)
 {
 	GthImportTask *self = (GthImportTask *) base;
+	GTimeVal       timeval;
 	GList         *scan;
 
 	self->priv->n_imported = 0;
@@ -424,16 +427,16 @@ gth_import_task_exec (GthTask *base)
 		GthFileData *file_data = scan->data;
 		self->priv->tot_size += g_file_info_get_size (file_data->info);
 	}
-
+	g_get_current_time (&timeval);
+	self->priv->import_start_time = timeval;
+	
 	/* create the imported files catalog */
 
-	if (gth_main_extension_is_active ("catalogs")) {
-		GTimeVal    timeval;
+	if (gth_main_extension_is_active ("catalogs")) {		
 		GthDateTime *date_time;
 		char        *display_name;
 		GthCatalog  *catalog = NULL;
-
-		g_get_current_time (&timeval);
+		
 		date_time = gth_datetime_new ();
 		gth_datetime_from_timeval (date_time, &timeval);
 
diff --git a/extensions/importer/utils.c b/extensions/importer/utils.c
index c17b14c..ab6bf19 100644
--- a/extensions/importer/utils.c
+++ b/extensions/importer/utils.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ gth_import_utils_get_file_destination (GthFileData        *file_data,
 				       GthSubfolderFormat  subfolder_format,
 				       gboolean            single_subfolder,
 				       const char         *custom_format,
-				       const char         *event_name)
+				       const char         *event_name,
+				       GTimeVal            import_start_time)
 {
 	GTimeVal  timeval;
 	char     *child;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ gth_import_utils_get_file_destination (GthFileData        *file_data,
 	}
 
 	if (subfolder_type == GTH_SUBFOLDER_TYPE_CURRENT_DATE)
-		g_get_current_time (&timeval);
+		timeval = import_start_time;
 
 	switch (subfolder_type) {
 	case GTH_SUBFOLDER_TYPE_FILE_DATE:
diff --git a/extensions/importer/utils.h b/extensions/importer/utils.h
index ec37f75..4d9952e 100644
--- a/extensions/importer/utils.h
+++ b/extensions/importer/utils.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ GFile *   gth_import_utils_get_file_destination   (GthFileData        *file_data
 						   GthSubfolderFormat  subfolder_format,
 						   gboolean            single_subfolder,
 						   const char         *custom_format,
-						   const char         *event_name);
+						   const char         *event_name,
+						   GTimeVal            import_start_time);
 
 G_END_DECLS