diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_benefit_claim/employee_benefit_claim.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_benefit_claim/employee_benefit_claim.json
index 33fc942255..5fdc1471f5 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_benefit_claim/employee_benefit_claim.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_benefit_claim/employee_benefit_claim.json
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@
    "allow_on_submit": 0,
    "bold": 0,
    "collapsible": 0,
-   "columns": 0,
+   "columns": 0, 
+   "default": "Today", 
    "fieldname": "claim_date", 
    "fieldtype": "Date", 
    "hidden": 0, 
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@
  "issingle": 0, 
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 0, 
- "modified": "2018-05-17 12:43:21.082282",
+ "modified": "2018-05-23 13:12:33.596989", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "HR", 
  "name": "Employee Benefit Claim", 
@@ -527,4 +528,4 @@
  "title_field": "employee_name", 
  "track_changes": 1, 
  "track_seen": 0
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}