diff --git a/club/migrations/0006_auto_20161229_0040.py b/club/migrations/0006_auto_20161229_0040.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58a0f676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/club/migrations/0006_auto_20161229_0040.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.utils.timezone
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('club', '0005_auto_20161120_1149'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='membership',
+            name='start_date',
+            field=models.DateField(verbose_name='start date', default=django.utils.timezone.now),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/club/models.py b/club/models.py
index b3121aaf..3b02be0f 100644
--- a/club/models.py
+++ b/club/models.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Membership(models.Model):
     """
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, verbose_name=_('user'), related_name="memberships", null=False, blank=False)
     club = models.ForeignKey(Club, verbose_name=_('club'), related_name="members", null=False, blank=False)
-    start_date = models.DateField(_('start date'))
+    start_date = models.DateField(_('start date'), default=timezone.now)
     end_date = models.DateField(_('end date'), null=True, blank=True)
     role = models.IntegerField(_('role'), choices=sorted(settings.SITH_CLUB_ROLES.items()),
             default=sorted(settings.SITH_CLUB_ROLES.items())[0][0])
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ class Membership(models.Model):
         if Membership.objects.filter(user=self.user).filter(club=self.club).filter(end_date=None).exists():
             raise ValidationError(_('User is already member of that club'))
 
-    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not self.id:
-            self.start_date = timezone.now()
-        return super(Membership, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
-
     def __str__(self):
         return self.club.name+' - '+self.user.username+' - '+str(settings.SITH_CLUB_ROLES[self.role])+str(
                 " - "+str(_('past member')) if self.end_date is not None else ""
diff --git a/club/views.py b/club/views.py
index 23e0c959..547f8103 100644
--- a/club/views.py
+++ b/club/views.py
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ class ClubMemberForm(forms.ModelForm):
     required_css_class = 'required'
     class Meta:
         model = Membership
-        fields = ['user', 'role', 'description']
+        fields = ['user', 'role', 'start_date', 'description']
+        widgets = {
+                'start_date': SelectDate
+                }
     user = AutoCompleteSelectField('users', required=True, label=_("Select user"), help_text=None)
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):