diff --git a/client/src/components/schedule-job-modal/schedule-job-modal.component.jsx b/client/src/components/schedule-job-modal/schedule-job-modal.component.jsx
index c3a9b41c2..dbbc52569 100644
--- a/client/src/components/schedule-job-modal/schedule-job-modal.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/schedule-job-modal/schedule-job-modal.component.jsx
@@ -134,7 +134,12 @@ export function ScheduleJobModalComponent({
               className="imex-flex-row__margin"
               key={idx}
               onClick={() => {
-                form.setFieldsValue({ start: new moment(d).add(8, "hours") });
+                const ssDate = moment(d);
+                if (ssDate.isBefore(moment())) {
+                  form.setFieldsValue({ start: moment() });
+                } else {
+                  form.setFieldsValue({ start: moment(d).add(8, "hours") });
+                }
                 handleDateBlur();
               }}
             >