diff --git a/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py b/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
index 0b9d274..b6ffe90 100755
--- a/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
+++ b/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def __init__(self, missing=1e35):
       self.missing = missing
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_data(fobj=None):
+    def get_data(fobj=None, time='current'):
         r"""
         Basic Method to open files.  Specific actions can be passes as kwargs for instruments