diff --git a/src/main/java/org/etsi/osl/osom/management/MetricoOrchestrationService.java b/src/main/java/org/etsi/osl/osom/management/MetricoOrchestrationService.java
index c2d729757eba64c492ebaf638f8316a420a882c0..2c6cd2ed7544552212617d45a7825d03e32b52a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/etsi/osl/osom/management/MetricoOrchestrationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/etsi/osl/osom/management/MetricoOrchestrationService.java
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ public class MetricoOrchestrationService implements JavaDelegate {
 
 			serviceCharacteristic = aService.getServiceCharacteristicByName("_MT_START_TIME");
 			String startTimeString = String.valueOf(serviceCharacteristic.getValue());
-			if (endTimeString != null) {
+			if (startTimeString != null) {
 				OffsetDateTime startTime = convertStringToOffsetDateTime(startTimeString, DateTimeFormat.ISO.DATE_TIME );
-				scheduleDefinition.setScheduleDefinitionEndTime(startTime);
+				scheduleDefinition.setScheduleDefinitionStartTime(startTime);
 			} else{
 				OffsetDateTime startTime = OffsetDateTime.now();
 				scheduleDefinition.setScheduleDefinitionStartTime(startTime);