diff --git a/plugins/time/org.gnome.gedit.plugins.time.gschema.xml.in.in b/plugins/time/org.gnome.gedit.plugins.time.gschema.xml.in.in
index b550eff..b97294b 100644
--- a/plugins/time/org.gnome.gedit.plugins.time.gschema.xml.in.in
+++ b/plugins/time/org.gnome.gedit.plugins.time.gschema.xml.in.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       <_description>If the user should be prompted for a format or if the selected or custom format should be used.</_description>
     </key>
     <key name="selected-format" type="s">
-      <default>''</default>
+      <default>'%c'</default>
       <_summary>Selected Format</_summary>
       <_description>The selected format used when inserting the date/time.</_description>
     </key>
