diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/editor.js b/src/panel-triggers/editor.js
index 160ce4f..8a16b69 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/editor.js
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/editor.js
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ class TriggerPanelEditorCtrl{
     var scopeDefaults = {
       metric: {},
       inputStyles: {},
-      oldTarget: _.cloneDeep(this.panel.triggers),
-      defaultTimeFormat: "DD MMM YYYY HH:mm:ss"
+      oldTarget: _.cloneDeep(this.panel.triggers)
     };
     _.defaults(this, scopeDefaults);
 
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/module.js b/src/panel-triggers/module.js
index fa35e32..b263c7a 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/module.js
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/module.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ var triggerStatusMap = {
   '1': 'Problem'
 };
 
+var defaultTimeFormat = "DD MMM YYYY HH:mm:ss";
+
 class TriggerPanelCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
 
   /** @ngInject */
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class TriggerPanelCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
     super($scope, $injector);
     this.datasourceSrv = datasourceSrv;
     this.triggerStatusMap = triggerStatusMap;
+    this.defaultTimeFormat = defaultTimeFormat;
 
     // Load panel defaults
     _.defaults(this.panel, panelDefaults);