diff --git a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/templates/alsijil/absences/register.html b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/templates/alsijil/absences/register.html
index b14890e21438a6e452c4fa3e6c595f99d5b856dd..4074c947fb5016b912bdfaf6d793bdf1a1b263b1 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/alsijil/templates/alsijil/absences/register.html
+++ b/aleksis/apps/alsijil/templates/alsijil/absences/register.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     $(document).ready(function () {
       $("#id_date_start").change(function () {
         $("#id_date_end").val($("#id_date_start").val());
-        $("#id_date_end").change();
+        initDatePicker("#id_date_end");
       });
     });
   </script>