diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/services/dashboard-utils.service.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/services/dashboard-utils.service.ts
index b630811f93..a23dd04337 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/services/dashboard-utils.service.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/services/dashboard-utils.service.ts
@@ -168,9 +168,8 @@ export class DashboardUtilsService {
       dashboard.configuration.filters = {};
     }
 
-    if (isUndefined(dashboard.configuration.timewindow)) {
-      dashboard.configuration.timewindow = this.timeService.defaultTimewindow(true);
-    }
+    dashboard.configuration.timewindow = initModelFromDefaultTimewindow(dashboard.configuration.timewindow,
+      false, false, this.timeService, true, true);
     if (isUndefined(dashboard.configuration.settings)) {
       dashboard.configuration.settings = {};
       dashboard.configuration.settings.stateControllerId = 'entity';
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index 91888d9b5a..75a229c4a1 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import { AppState } from '@core/core.state';
 import { PageComponent } from '@shared/components/page.component';
 import { AuthUser } from '@shared/models/user.model';
 import { getCurrentAuthUser } from '@core/auth/auth.selectors';
-import { Timewindow, toHistoryTimewindow } from '@shared/models/time/time.models';
+import { initModelFromDefaultTimewindow, Timewindow, toHistoryTimewindow } from '@shared/models/time/time.models';
 import { TimeService } from '@core/services/time.service';
 import { GridsterComponent, GridsterConfig, GridType } from 'angular-gridster2';
 import {
@@ -223,9 +223,8 @@ export class DashboardComponent extends PageComponent implements IDashboardCompo
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.dashboardWidgets.parentDashboard = this.parentDashboard;
     this.dashboardWidgets.popoverComponent = this.popoverComponent;
-    if (!this.dashboardTimewindow) {
-      this.dashboardTimewindow = this.timeService.defaultTimewindow(true);
-    }
+    this.dashboardTimewindow = initModelFromDefaultTimewindow(this.dashboardTimewindow,
+      false, false, this.timeService, true, true);
     this.gridsterOpts = {
       gridType: this.gridType || GridType.ScrollVertical,
       keepFixedHeightInMobile: true,
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/time/time.models.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/time/time.models.ts
index 646e7bdc64..1046feb2ca 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/time/time.models.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/time/time.models.ts
@@ -315,8 +315,9 @@ const getTimewindowType = (timewindow: Timewindow): TimewindowType => {
 };
 
 export const initModelFromDefaultTimewindow = (value: Timewindow, quickIntervalOnly: boolean,
-                                               historyOnly: boolean, timeService: TimeService, hasAggregation: boolean): Timewindow => {
-  const model = defaultTimewindow(timeService);
+                                               historyOnly: boolean, timeService: TimeService, hasAggregation: boolean,
+                                               isDashboard = false): Timewindow => {
+  const model = defaultTimewindow(timeService, isDashboard);
   if (value) {
     if (value.allowedAggTypes?.length) {
       model.allowedAggTypes = value.allowedAggTypes;