diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
index c84900aa..9b469c65 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
@@ -1111,12 +1111,7 @@ $(document).on('keypress',function(e) {
 
       if ( ! manual ) {
         $(function($) {
-          handleStart = setInterval(function() { getUTCTimeStamp($('.input_start_time')); }, 500);
-          handleEnd = setInterval(function() { getUTCTimeStamp($('.input_end_time')); }, 500);
-        });
-
-        $(function($) {
-          handleDate = setInterval(function() { getUTCDateStamp($('.input_date')); }, 1000);
+           resetTimers();
         });
       }
     });
@@ -1151,9 +1146,7 @@ $(document).on('keypress',function(e) {
 	  if (e.key === "Escape") { // escape key maps to keycode `27`
 		  reset_fields();
 		  if ( ! manual ) {
-		     handleStart = setInterval(function() { getUTCTimeStamp($('.input_start_time')); }, 500);
-		     handleEnd = setInterval(function() { getUTCTimeStamp($('.input_end_time')); }, 500);
-		     handleDate = setInterval(function() { getUTCDateStamp($('.input_date')); }, 1000);
+		     resetTimers()
 		  }
 		  $('#callsign').val("");
 		  $("#callsign").focus();
diff --git a/application/views/qso/index.php b/application/views/qso/index.php
index 8b30ebcf..4cf985cd 100755
--- a/application/views/qso/index.php
+++ b/application/views/qso/index.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <div class="col-sm-5">
     <div class="card">
 
-    <form id="qso_input" method="post" action="<?php echo site_url('qso') . "?manual=" . $_GET['manual']; ?>" name="qsos" autocomplete="off">
+    <form id="qso_input" method="post" action="<?php echo site_url('qso') . "?manual=" . $_GET['manual']; ?>" name="qsos" autocomplete="off" onReset="resetTimers();">
 
       <div class="card-header">
         <ul style="font-size: 15px;" class="nav nav-tabs card-header-tabs pull-right"  id="myTab" role="tablist">
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/qso.js b/assets/js/sections/qso.js
index 429b0069..6fb67264 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/qso.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/qso.js
@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ function reset_fields() {
 	$('.dxccsummary').remove();
 }
 
+function resetTimers() {
+	handleStart = setInterval(function() { getUTCTimeStamp($('.input_start_time')); }, 500);
+	handleEnd = setInterval(function() { getUTCTimeStamp($('.input_end_time')); }, 500);
+	handleDate = setInterval(function() { getUTCDateStamp($('.input_date')); }, 1000);
+}
+
 $("#callsign").focusout(function() {
 	if ($(this).val().length >= 3) {