diff --git a/ChartsSpace/TimeMachine.js b/ChartsSpace/TimeMachine.js
index 6435b4270..170dd6d3a 100644
--- a/ChartsSpace/TimeMachine.js
+++ b/ChartsSpace/TimeMachine.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ function newTimeMachine () {
       timelineChart.container.frame.height = thisObject.container.frame.height
       timelineChart.container.frame.position.x = 0
       timelineChart.container.frame.position.y = 0
-      timelineChart.initialize(timeMachineCoordinateSystem)
+      timelineChart.initialize(timeMachineCoordinateSystem, timeFrame)
 
       /* we will store the event suscription id as a property of the timelineChart, to avoid keeping it an a separate array */
       timelineChart.onChildrenMouseOverEventSuscriptionId = timelineChart.container.eventHandler.listenToEvent('onChildrenMouseOver', onChildrenMouseOver)
diff --git a/ChartsSpace/TimelineChart.js b/ChartsSpace/TimelineChart.js
index a7ce14665..b3b20e19e 100644
--- a/ChartsSpace/TimelineChart.js
+++ b/ChartsSpace/TimelineChart.js
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ function newTimelineChart () {
     thisObject.container.frame.width = thisObject.container.parentContainer.frame.width
   }
 
-  function initialize (pTimeMachineCoordinateSystem) {
+  function initialize (pTimeMachineCoordinateSystem, pTimeFrame) {
      /* We load the logow we will need for the background. */
 
     timeMachineCoordinateSystem = pTimeMachineCoordinateSystem
     coordinateSystem = timeMachineCoordinateSystem
     initializeCoordinateSystem()
 
-    timeFrame = INITIAL_TIME_PERIOD
+    timeFrame = pTimeFrame
 
     onMouseOverEventSuscriptionId = thisObject.container.eventHandler.listenToEvent('onMouseOver', onMouseOver)
     onMouseNotOverEventSuscriptionId = thisObject.container.eventHandler.listenToEvent('onMouseNotOver', onMouseNotOver)