diff --git a/src/model.js b/src/model.js
index 930a11cdf4..ecbea7adad 100644
--- a/src/model.js
+++ b/src/model.js
@@ -1821,10 +1821,8 @@
                         value = null;
                     }
                 } else if (value.isDate) {
-                    current_value = this.get(record);
-                    if (current_value) {
-                        value = Sao.DateTime.combine(value, current_value);
-                    }
+                    current_value = this.get(record) || Sao.Time();
+                    value = Sao.DateTime.combine(value, current_value);
                 }
             }
             Sao.field.DateTime._super.set_client.call(this, record, value,