diff --git a/examples/src/OpenDis7Examples/EspduReceiver.java b/examples/src/OpenDis7Examples/EspduReceiver.java
index 99157ab3c5778540fc751c63b45b44597009322f..b0da45928de5ce1acbbb80af2716ff24a3ad5647 100755
--- a/examples/src/OpenDis7Examples/EspduReceiver.java
+++ b/examples/src/OpenDis7Examples/EspduReceiver.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class EspduReceiver
         InetAddress     multicastInetAddress;
         DatagramPacket  packet;
         PduFactory      pduFactory = new PduFactory();
-        DisTime.TimestampStyle       timestampStyle        = DisTime.TimestampStyle.YEAR;
+        DisTime.TimestampStyle       timestampStyle        = DisTime.TimestampStyle.IEEE_ABSOLUTE;
         DisTime.setTimestampStyle(timestampStyle);
         int pduCount = 0;