diff --git a/src/dtscalibration/datastore.py b/src/dtscalibration/datastore.py
index fe403bd0..cec07a83 100644
--- a/src/dtscalibration/datastore.py
+++ b/src/dtscalibration/datastore.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, autofill_dim_attrs=True, **kwargs):
                 ideal_dim.append('x')
                 all_dim.pop(all_dim.index('x'))
 
-            time_dim = self.get_time_dim()
+            time_dim = "time"
             if time_dim:
                 if time_dim in all_dim:
                     ideal_dim.append(time_dim)