diff --git a/web-client/core/main/widgets_form.py b/web-client/core/main/widgets_form.py
index b335af3..6e269d8 100644
--- a/web-client/core/main/widgets_form.py
+++ b/web-client/core/main/widgets_form.py
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ def json_from_str(self, str_test) -> dict:
         return str_test
 
     def pre_process_data(self, data):
-        self.init_form(data)
+        self.init_form(data, True)
         self.builder.compute_data()
         sub_data = self.builder.main.form_data.copy()
-        self.init_form(data)
+        self.init_form(data, True)
         return sub_data
diff --git a/web-client/core/themes/italia/templates/components/datetime/form_date_time.html b/web-client/core/themes/italia/templates/components/datetime/form_date_time.html
index 1a050c9..d5ef262 100644
--- a/web-client/core/themes/italia/templates/components/datetime/form_date_time.html
+++ b/web-client/core/themes/italia/templates/components/datetime/form_date_time.html
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
         display: block;
         z-index: 1070;
     }
+    .it-datepicker-wrapper .it-date-datepicker[readonly] {
+        background: hsl(225, 32.2033898305%, 92.625%);
+    }
 </style>
 
 <div class="{{ customClass }} {% if hidden %} d-none {% endif %} ">
@@ -54,10 +57,8 @@
             allowInput: true,
             enableTime: {{ is_time | tojson }},
         {% else %}
-            {% if value %}
-                {% if is_date %} noCalendar: true, {% endif %}
-                {% if is_time %} enableTime: false, {% endif %}
-            {% endif %}
+            {% if is_date %} noCalendar: true, {% endif %}
+            {% if is_time %} enableTime: false, {% endif %}
         {% endif %}
         {% if is_time and not is_date %}
             noCalendar: true,