diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ca000522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The members of the EXAM Consortium
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2
+
+name: Build
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_DB: exam_test
+          POSTGRES_USER: exam
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: exam
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 21
+          distribution: temurin
+
+      - name: Set up Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+
+      - name: Check REUSE compliance
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
+
+      - name: Build UI
+        run: |
+          rm -rf node_modules
+          npm i
+          npm run check-format
+          npm run check-lint
+          npm run build
+
+      - name: Build backend and run tests
+        run: |
+          sed -i 's/\/var\/log\/exam/logs/g' $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/conf/logback.xml
+          sbt test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scala.yml b/.github/workflows/scala.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b68935a6..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/scala.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The members of the EXAM Consortium
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2
-
-name: Build
-
-on: [push]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    services:
-      postgres:
-        image: postgres
-        env:
-          POSTGRES_DB: exam_test
-          POSTGRES_USER: exam
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: exam
-        options: >-
-          --health-cmd pg_isready
-          --health-interval 10s
-          --health-timeout 5s
-          --health-retries 5
-        ports:
-          - 5432:5432
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-      with:
-        java-version: 21
-        distribution: temurin
-
-    - name: Set up Node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-      with:
-        node-version: 20.x
-
-    - name: Check REUSE compliance
-      uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v3
-
-    - name: Build UI
-      run: |
-        rm -rf node_modules
-        npm i
-        npm run check-format
-        npm run check-lint
-        npm run build
-    
-    - name: Build backend and run tests
-      run: |
-        sed -i 's/\/var\/log\/exam/logs/g' $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/conf/logback.xml
-        sbt test
-
-
diff --git a/ui/src/app/facility/schedule/exception-repetition-options.component.ts b/ui/src/app/facility/schedule/exception-repetition-options.component.ts
index e35e445e0..844c2f5ca 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/facility/schedule/exception-repetition-options.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/facility/schedule/exception-repetition-options.component.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ export type RepetitionConfig = {
     start: Date;
     end: Date;
     weekdays: { ord: number; name: string }[];
-    // month
-    dayOfMonth?: number; // determine day of month
+    dayOfMonth?: number;
     monthlyOrdinal?: { name: string; ord: number };
     monthlyWeekday?: { name: string; ord: number };
-    // year,
     yearlyMonth?: { name: string; ord: number };
 };
 enum ORDINAL {
@@ -45,8 +43,8 @@ export class ExceptionDialogRepetitionOptionsComponent {
     wholeDay = input(false);
     optionChanged = output<RepetitionConfig>();
 
-    startDate = signal(DateTime.now().set({ minute: 0 }).toJSDate());
-    endDate = signal(DateTime.now().set({ minute: 0 }).toJSDate());
+    startDate = signal(new Date());
+    endDate = signal(new Date());
     wholeWeek = signal(false);
     weekdays = signal(
         this.DateTimeService.getWeekdayNames(true).map((d, i) => {
@@ -80,8 +78,8 @@ export class ExceptionDialogRepetitionOptionsComponent {
                 });
             } else {
                 untracked(() => {
-                    this.startDate.set(new Date());
-                    this.endDate.set(new Date());
+                    this.startDate.set(DateTime.now().set({ minute: 0 }).toJSDate());
+                    this.endDate.set(DateTime.now().set({ minute: 0 }).toJSDate());
                     this.optionChanged.emit(this.getConfig());
                 });
             }
diff --git a/ui/src/app/shared/date/date-time-picker.component.ts b/ui/src/app/shared/date/date-time-picker.component.ts
index c1ba70152..1fbacf141 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/shared/date/date-time-picker.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/shared/date/date-time-picker.component.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export class DateTimePickerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     ngOnInit() {
         const now = new Date();
         this.time = { hour: now.getHours(), minute: now.getMinutes(), second: now.getSeconds() };
-        this.date = new Date();
         if (this.initialTime) {
             this.setDateTime(this.initialTime);
         }
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ export class DateTimePickerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     ngOnChanges() {
         const now = new Date();
         this.time = { hour: now.getHours(), minute: now.getMinutes(), second: now.getSeconds() };
-        this.date = new Date();
         if (this.initialTime) {
             this.setDateTime(this.initialTime);
         }
@@ -94,9 +92,6 @@ export class DateTimePickerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     private setDateTime = (dt: Date) => {
         this.date.setFullYear(dt.getFullYear());
         this.date.setMonth(dt.getMonth(), dt.getDate());
-        this.time.hour = dt.getHours();
-        this.time.minute = dt.getMinutes();
-        this.time.second = 0;
-        this.time.millisecond = 0;
+        this.time = { ...this.time, hour: dt.getHours(), minute: dt.getMinutes(), second: 0, millisecond: 0 };
     };
 }