diff --git a/date_popup.module b/date_popup.module
index a03132e..2df472b 100644
--- a/date_popup.module
+++ b/date_popup.module
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ function date_popup_process_date_part(&$element) {
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => theme('date_part_label_date', array('part_type' => 'date', 'element' => $element)),
     '#title_display' => $element['#date_label_position'] == 'above' ? 'before' : 'invisible',
-    '#default_value' => date_format_date($date, 'custom', date_popup_date_format($element)),
+    '#default_value' => $element['#value']['date'],
     '#id' => $id,
     '#input' => FALSE,
     '#size' => !empty($element['#size']) ? $element['#size'] : 20,