diff --git a/components/time.inc b/components/time.inc
index 59c8fd3..f0109b8 100644
--- a/components/time.inc
+++ b/components/time.inc
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ function webform_expand_time($element) {
   }
   else {
     $default_values = array(
-      'hour' => '',
-      'minute' => '0',
-      'second' => '',
+      'hour' => variable_get('wfc_time_default_index_hour', ''),
+      'minute' => variable_get('wfc_time_default_index_minute', '0'),
+      'second' => variable_get('wfc_time_default_index_second', ''),
     );
   }
   $start_hour = $element['#start_time'] ? date('G', strtotime('1-1-1970 ' . $element['#start_time'])) : FALSE;