diff --git a/data/tests/SAMPLE.gramps b/data/tests/SAMPLE.gramps
index a2c257876..e41ecaad5 100644
--- a/data/tests/SAMPLE.gramps
+++ b/data/tests/SAMPLE.gramps
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
     </researcher>
   </header>
   <tags>
-    <tag handle="_0000000100000001" change="1" name="Person Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 2017-06-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
-    <tag handle="_0000000200000002" change="1" name="Family Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 2017-06-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
-    <tag handle="_0000000300000003" change="1" name="Event Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 2017-06-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
-    <tag handle="_0000000400000004" change="1" name="Place Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 2017-06-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
-    <tag handle="_0000000500000005" change="1" name="Source Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 2017-06-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
-    <tag handle="_0000000600000006" change="1" name="Citation Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 2017-06-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
-    <tag handle="_0000000700000007" change="1" name="Note Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 2017-06-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
+    <tag handle="_0000000100000001" change="1" name="Person Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 1999-12-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
+    <tag handle="_0000000200000002" change="1" name="Family Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 1999-12-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
+    <tag handle="_0000000300000003" change="1" name="Event Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 1999-12-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
+    <tag handle="_0000000400000004" change="1" name="Place Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 1999-12-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
+    <tag handle="_0000000500000005" change="1" name="Source Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 1999-12-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
+    <tag handle="_0000000600000006" change="1" name="Citation Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 1999-12-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
+    <tag handle="_0000000700000007" change="1" name="Note Pro-Gen Import (SAMPLE.DEF) 1999-12-25" color="#000000000000" priority="0"/>
   </tags>
   <events>
     <event handle="_0000000b0000000b" change="1" id="E0000">
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/importer/importprogen.py b/gramps/plugins/importer/importprogen.py
index 9532c2d8d..96800aa8b 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/importer/importprogen.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/importer/importprogen.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class ProgenOptions(ManagedWindow):
 
         # initial values
         fname = os.path.basename(filename).split('\\')[-1]
-        date = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        date = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d", time.localtime())
         text = "Pro-Gen Import"
 
         # add import source title/confidence
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/test/imports_test.py b/gramps/plugins/test/imports_test.py
index 3dd8c2a06..c3a6b3948 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/test/imports_test.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/test/imports_test.py
@@ -198,10 +198,12 @@ def make_tst_function(tstfile, file_name):
     @patch('gramps.plugins.db.bsddb.write.time')
     @patch('gramps.gen.utils.unknown.localtime')
     @patch('gramps.gen.utils.unknown.time')
-    def tst(self, mocktime, mockltime, mockwtime, mockdtime):
+    @patch('time.localtime')
+    def tst(self, mockptime, mocktime, mockltime, mockwtime, mockdtime):
         """ This compares the import file with the expected result '.gramps'
         file.
         """
+        mockptime.side_effect = mock_localtime
         mocktime.side_effect = mock_time
         mockltime.side_effect = mock_localtime
         mockwtime.side_effect = mock_time