diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchJobs.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchJobs.php
index 4ebbe2e6..e32e0047 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchJobs.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchJobs.php
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ class WrenchJobs extends BaseController
         $in = json_decode($raw_json, true);
         $in["action"] = WRENCHBOARD_JOB_OFFER_SYSTEM;
 
+        if ( !isset($in["strict_timeline"])){
+            $in["strict_timeline"] = 0;
+        }
         $out=[];
 
         $ret = $this->wrenchboard->wrenchboard_api($in, $out);