diff --git a/initrd/bin/change-time b/initrd/bin/change-time
index 1a130e7f..890b3c5d 100755
--- a/initrd/bin/change-time
+++ b/initrd/bin/change-time
@@ -13,23 +13,16 @@ get_date () {
     min="$2"
     max="$3"
     digits="$4"
-    echo -e -n "Please insert $field_name (between $min-$max) (Enter key to accept $min)\n"
+    echo "Please insert $field_name (between $min-$max)"
     read -r value
-    echo -e "\n"
-    #if enter
-    if [[ $value = "" ]]; then 
-        value=$min
-    fi
+    echo
 
     #must be a number between $2 and $3
-    while [[ ! $value =~ ^[0-9]*$ ]] || [[ ${value#0} -lt $min ]] || [[ ${value#0} -gt $max ]];
+    while [[ ! $value =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || [[ ${value#0} -lt $min ]] || [[ ${value#0} -gt $max ]];
     do    
-        echo -e -n "$field_name is wrong: you entered \"$value\". Please try again, it must be a number between $min and $max (press Enter to accept $min) \n"
+        echo "$field_name is wrong: you entered \"$value\". Please try again, it must be a number between $min and $max"
         read -r value
-        echo -e "\n"
-        if [[ $value = "" ]]; then 
-            value=$min
-        fi
+        echo
     done
 
     # Pad with zeroes to digits