Index: app/controllers/timelog_controller.rb
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--- app/controllers/timelog_controller.rb	(revision 4408)
+++ app/controllers/timelog_controller.rb	(working copy)
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
   
   def edit
     (render_403; return) if @time_entry && !@time_entry.editable_by?(User.current)
+    @time_entry ||= TimeEntry.new(:project => @project, :issue => @issue, :user => User.current, :spent_on => User.current.today)
     @time_entry.attributes = params[:time_entry]
     
     call_hook(:controller_timelog_edit_before_save, { :params => params, :time_entry => @time_entry })