diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fd1b10b..a00cabb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-2016-12-12
+2017-01-03
 
         * Version 1.2.0 released
         ========================
 
+        Set ctbin reference time to CTA reference time (#1922)
         Change ds9file parameter to outds9file
         Add cssrcdetect script (#1617)
         Add background subtraction to ctskymap tool (#1882)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3dc8aec..496e468 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 New Features and Important Changes in ctools 1.2.0
 
-26 January 2017
+3 February 2017
 
 
 Introduction
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ The save() method led to a segmentation violation in case it was applied on an
 empty ctbin instance, and specifically in case that the instance contains an
 empty observation container. This bug has been fixed (#1835).
 
+The reference time is now set to the CTA reference type (#1922).
+
 
 ctlike - Maximum likelihood fitting
 -----------------------------------
diff --git a/src/ctbin/ctbin.cpp b/src/ctbin/ctbin.cpp
index d2a75e7..56a8975 100644
--- a/src/ctbin/ctbin.cpp
+++ b/src/ctbin/ctbin.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *                        ctbin - Event binning tool                       *
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
- *  copyright (C) 2010-2016 by Juergen Knoedlseder                         *
+ *  copyright (C) 2010-2017 by Juergen Knoedlseder                         *
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
  *                                                                         *
  *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify   *
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ void ctbin::init_members(void)
     m_ontime   = 0.0;
     m_livetime = 0.0;
 
+    // Set CTA reference time
+    m_gti.reference(m_cta_ref);
+
     // Return
     return;
 }