diff --git a/angularjs-datetime-picker.js b/angularjs-datetime-picker.js
index e86247d..c039d9e 100644
--- a/angularjs-datetime-picker.js
+++ b/angularjs-datetime-picker.js
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@
           var month = scope.month ? (scope.month-1) : today.getMonth();
           var day = scope.day || today.getDate();
           var hour = scope.hour || today.getHours();
-          var minute = scope.minute || today.getMinutes();
+          if(scope.minute == 0){
+            var minute = 0
+          } else{
+            var minute = scope.minute || today.getMinutes();
+          }
           scope.selectedDate = new Date(year, month, day, hour, minute, 0);
         }
         scope.inputHour   = scope.selectedDate.getHours();