diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/locale.js b/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
index 0bf77fe0..f771d32d 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
@@ -233,6 +233,21 @@ export default {
     return ret;
   },
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////
+  // UTC ISO 8601 string add minutes
+  // and return as UTC ISO 8601 string
+  //  (used to set automatic / default adjusted times)
+  //
+  addMinutesToUTC8601String(val, minutes) {
+    if (!val || val == "" || minutes == null || minutes == 0) {
+      return val;
+    }
+    //instantiate a luxon date object from val which is assumed to be an iso string
+    let dt = window.$gz.DateTime.fromISO(val);
+    //add minutes
+    dt = dt.plus({ minutes: minutes });
+    return dt.toUTC().toString();
+  },
+  ///////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Local now timestamp converted to timeZoneName
   // and output as ISO 8601
   //  (used to inform server of local client time)
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-item-scheduled-users.vue b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-item-scheduled-users.vue
index 5121adf8..5e35a569 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-item-scheduled-users.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-item-scheduled-users.vue
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ export default {
         this.activeItemIndex
       ].startDate;
       console.log("Start date value is now", val);
+
+      let d = window.$gz.locale.addMinutesToUTC8601String(val, 60);
+
+      console.log("start plus 60 minutes is:", d);
     },
     handleStopDateChange: function() {
       let val = this.value.items[this.activeWoItemIndex].scheduledUsers[