diff --git a/core/modules/datetime/config/schema/datetime.schema.yml b/core/modules/datetime/config/schema/datetime.schema.yml
index 1d8f595..a333f56 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime/config/schema/datetime.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/datetime/config/schema/datetime.schema.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ field.datetime.value:
       sequence:
         - type: string
           label: 'Value'
+        - type: string
+          label: 'Type'
 
 entity_view_display.field.datetime_default:
   type: entity_field_view_display_base
diff --git a/core/modules/datetime/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/DateTimeFieldItemList.php b/core/modules/datetime/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/DateTimeFieldItemList.php
index a3a4a34..ebf5c7d 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/DateTimeFieldItemList.php
+++ b/core/modules/datetime/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/DateTimeFieldItemList.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function defaultValuesForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state)
           '#description' => t('Set a default value for this date.'),
           '#default_value' => isset($default_value[0]['default_date_type']) ? $default_value[0]['default_date_type'] : '',
           '#options' => array(
-            static::DEFAULT_VALUE_NOW => t('The current date'),
+            static::DEFAULT_VALUE_NOW => t('Current date'),
             static::DEFAULT_VALUE_CUSTOM => t('Relative value'),
           ),
           '#empty_value' => '',
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public function defaultValuesForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state)
         'default_date' => array(
           '#type' => 'textfield',
           '#title' => t('Relative default value'),
-          '#description' => t("Describe a time by reference to the current day, like '+90 days' (90 days from the day the field is created) or '+1 Saturday' (the next Saturday). See !strtotime for more details.", array('!strtotime' => l(t('strtotime'), 'http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php'))),
+          '#description' => t("Describe a time by reference to the current day, like '+90 days' (90 days from the day the field is created) or '+1 Saturday' (the next Saturday). See !strtotime for more details.", array('!strtotime' => l('strtotime', 'http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php'))),
           '#default_value' => (isset($default_value[0]['default_date_type']) && $default_value[0]['default_date_type'] == static::DEFAULT_VALUE_CUSTOM) ? $default_value[0]['default_date'] : '',
           '#states' => array(
             'visible' => array(
diff --git a/core/modules/datetime/src/Tests/DateTimeFieldTest.php b/core/modules/datetime/src/Tests/DateTimeFieldTest.php
index e0b9d11..b36777c 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime/src/Tests/DateTimeFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/datetime/src/Tests/DateTimeFieldTest.php
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ function testDefaultValue() {
     // Clear field cache in order to avoid stale cache values.
     \Drupal::entityManager()->clearCachedFieldDefinitions();
 
-    // Create a new node to check that datetime field default value is today.
+    // Create a new node to check that datetime field default value is +90 days.
     $new_node = entity_create('node', array('type' => 'date_content'));
     $expected_date = new DrupalDateTime('+90 days', DATETIME_STORAGE_TIMEZONE);
     $this->assertEqual($new_node->get($field_storage->name)->offsetGet(0)->value, $expected_date->format(DATETIME_DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT));
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ function testDefaultValue() {
     // Clear field cache in order to avoid stale cache values.
     \Drupal::entityManager()->clearCachedFieldDefinitions();
 
-    // Create a new node to check that datetime field default value is today.
+    // Create a new node to check that datetime field default value is not set.
     $new_node = entity_create('node', array('type' => 'date_content'));
     $this->assertNull($new_node->get($field_storage->name)->offsetGet(0)->value, 'Default value is not set');
   }