diff --git a/trigger/specificdate/lang/de/lifecycletrigger_specificdate.php b/trigger/specificdate/lang/de/lifecycletrigger_specificdate.php
index 7fdc5c513d056ab72753187e242737c57386b355..51e4efa8fb05a15b4ed9823535efa970043263c2 100644
--- a/trigger/specificdate/lang/de/lifecycletrigger_specificdate.php
+++ b/trigger/specificdate/lang/de/lifecycletrigger_specificdate.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ $string['pluginname'] = 'Bestimmtes Datum - Trigger';
 $string['privacy:metadata'] = 'Dieses Subplugin speichert keine persönlichen Daten.';
 
 $string['dates'] = 'Daten, an denen der Workflow ausgeführt werden soll.';
-$string['dates_desc'] = 'Ein Datum pro Zeile in dem Format Tag.Monat';
-$string['dates_desc_help'] = 'Ein Datum pro Zeile z.B.: 04.08 , für den 4. August. Wenn Sie das heutige Datum wählen wird es getriggert';
+$string['dates_help'] = 'Ein Datum pro Zeile in dem Format Tag.Monat<br><br>Zum Beispiel 04.08 für den 4. August. Wenn Sie das heutige Datum wählen, wird es getriggert.';
 $string['timelastrun'] = 'Datum, an dem der Trigger zuletzt ausgeführt wurde.';
 $string['dates_not_parseable'] = 'Daten müssen in dem Format Tag.Monat sein!';
diff --git a/trigger/specificdate/lang/en/lifecycletrigger_specificdate.php b/trigger/specificdate/lang/en/lifecycletrigger_specificdate.php
index 574ebe8753d4a8d3d522639a3bdc53c19e701e1f..d0a2dbb1c689547d69b11d934232fcbe135ae917 100644
--- a/trigger/specificdate/lang/en/lifecycletrigger_specificdate.php
+++ b/trigger/specificdate/lang/en/lifecycletrigger_specificdate.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ $string['pluginname'] = 'Specific date trigger';
 $string['privacy:metadata'] = 'This subplugin does not store any personal data.';
 
 $string['dates'] = 'Dates at which the workflow should run.';
-$string['dates_desc'] = 'Write one date per line with the format Day.Month';
-$string['dates_desc_help'] = 'One date per line for example: 04.08 , for 4th of august. If you are putting todays date it will be triggered';
+$string['dates_help'] = 'Write one date per line with the format Day.Month<br><br>For example 04.08 for 4th of august. If you put in today\'s date, it will be triggered.';
 $string['timelastrun'] = 'Date when the trigger last run.';
 $string['dates_not_parseable'] = 'Dates must be of the format Day.Month';
diff --git a/trigger/specificdate/lib.php b/trigger/specificdate/lib.php
index d0e77690d840014a90bc98830450776cba945b5f..9df0bcbd763ab1c449164d9487fde1235f28d75c 100644
--- a/trigger/specificdate/lib.php
+++ b/trigger/specificdate/lib.php
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ class specificdate extends base_automatic {
      * @throws \coding_exception
      */
     public function extend_add_instance_form_definition($mform) {
-        $mform->addElement('textarea', 'dates', get_string('dates', 'lifecycletrigger_specificdate'),
-            get_string('dates_desc', 'lifecycletrigger_specificdate'));
+        $mform->addElement('textarea', 'dates', get_string('dates', 'lifecycletrigger_specificdate'));
         $mform->setType('dates', PARAM_TEXT);
+        $mform->addHelpButton('dates', 'dates', 'lifecycletrigger_specificdate');
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'timelastrun');
-        $mform->setDefault('timelastrun', time());
+        $mform->setDefault('timelastrun', 0);
         $mform->setType('timelastrun', PARAM_INT);
     }