diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/frontend/tmss_webapp/src/routes/Cycle/create.js b/SAS/TMSS/frontend/tmss_webapp/src/routes/Cycle/create.js
index cff9b0dac3fb117f9aee4c6c1e132562cc9f0890..a19189c81c18421b9a810a1d13ae86587f5f837d 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/frontend/tmss_webapp/src/routes/Cycle/create.js
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/frontend/tmss_webapp/src/routes/Cycle/create.js
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ export class CycleCreate extends Component {
         let cycleQuota = this.state.cycleQuota;
         for (const resource of resources) {
             const conversionFactor = this.resourceUnitMap[resource.quantity_value]?this.resourceUnitMap[resource.quantity_value].conversionFactor:1;
-            cycleQuota[resource['name']] = this.cycleResourceDefaults[resource.name]/conversionFactor;
+            // cycleQuota[resource['name']] = this.cycleResourceDefaults[resource.name]/conversionFactor;
+            cycleQuota[resource['name']] = 0;
         }
         return cycleQuota;
     }
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ export class CycleCreate extends Component {
         if(this.state.cycle['start'] && this.state.cycle['stop']){
             var isSameOrAfter = moment(this.state.cycle['stop']).isSameOrAfter(this.state.cycle['start']);
             if(!isSameOrAfter){
-                errors['stop'] = ` Stop date should be after Start date`;
+                errors['stop'] = ` Stop date can not be before Start date`;
                 validForm = false;
             }else{
                 validForm = true;
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ export class CycleCreate extends Component {
             let cycleQuota = [];
             let cycle = this.state.cycle;
             let stoptime =  _.replace(this.state.cycle['stop'],'00:00:00', '23:59:59');
+            cycle['start'] = moment(cycle['start']).format("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss");
             cycle['stop'] = moment(stoptime).format("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss");
             this.setState({cycle: cycle});
             for (const resource in this.state.cycleQuota) {
@@ -296,7 +298,6 @@ export class CycleCreate extends Component {
             this.setState({
                 dialog: { header: '', detail: ''},
                 cycle: {
-                    url: '',
                     name: '',
                     description: '',
                     start: '',
@@ -379,13 +380,14 @@ export class CycleCreate extends Component {
  				    d dateFormat="dd-M-yy"
                                     value= {this.state.cycle.start}
                                     onChange= {e => this.setCycleParams('start',e.value)}
+                                    onBlur= {e => this.setCycleParams('start',e.value)}
                                     data-testid="start"
                                     tooltip="Moment at which the cycle starts, that is, when its projects can run." tooltipOptions={this.tooltipOptions}
 				                    showIcon={true}
                                 />
                                
                                 <label className={this.state.errors.start?"error":"info"}>
-                                    {this.state.errors.start ? this.state.errors.start : "Start Date is mandatory"}
+                                    {this.state.errors.start ? this.state.errors.start : ""}
                                 </label>
                             </div>
                             <div className="col-lg-1 col-md-1 col-sm-12"></div>
@@ -395,13 +397,14 @@ export class CycleCreate extends Component {
                                     d dateFormat="dd-M-yy"
                                     value= {this.state.cycle.stop}
                                     onChange= {e => this.setCycleParams('stop', e.value)}
+                                    onBlur= {e => this.setCycleParams('stop',e.value)}
                                     data-testid="stop"
                                     tooltip="Moment at which the cycle officially ends." tooltipOptions={this.tooltipOptions}
                                     showIcon={true}
                                 />
                                 
                                 <label className={this.state.errors.stop?"error":"info"}>
-                                    {this.state.errors.stop ? this.state.errors.stop : "Stop Date is mandatory"}
+                                    {this.state.errors.stop ? this.state.errors.stop : ""}
                                 </label>
                             </div>
                         </div>