diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index 026912c..5b54c39 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
                     labelText: 'My Super Date Time Field',
                   ),
                   firstDate: DateTime.now().add(const Duration(days: 10)),
-                  initialDate: DateTime.now().add(const Duration(days: 10)),
+                  lastDate: DateTime.now().add(const Duration(days: 40)),
+                  initialDate: DateTime.now().add(const Duration(days: 20)),
                   autovalidateMode: AutovalidateMode.always,
                   validator: (DateTime? e) =>
                       (e?.day ?? 0) == 1 ? 'Please not the first day' : null,
diff --git a/lib/src/field.dart b/lib/src/field.dart
index 13c4c46..0ae0a5c 100644
--- a/lib/src/field.dart
+++ b/lib/src/field.dart
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class DateTimeField extends StatelessWidget {
       if (firstDate.isAfter(now) || lastDate.isBefore(now)) {
         initialDateTime = initialDate ?? lastDate;
       } else {
-        initialDateTime = now;
+        initialDateTime = initialDate ?? now;
       }
     }