diff --git a/ews/coordinator/processor_epidemiology.py b/ews/coordinator/processor_epidemiology.py
index a3303968f770909e1a2a85a88d2f7e11dc86cd05..2499a855342b61a0c7f3ac2f783d344a4b8822d8 100644
--- a/ews/coordinator/processor_epidemiology.py
+++ b/ews/coordinator/processor_epidemiology.py
@@ -486,12 +486,12 @@ class ProcessorEpidemiology(ProcessorBase):
             if is_continue is True:
                 # This will be used in the epi model and not the data preparation
                 continue_start_date = reference_date+datetime.timedelta(hours=3)
-                config_epi['StartTime'] = continue_start_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H%M')
-                config_epi['StartTimeShort'] = continue_start_date.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+                config_epi['ContinueStartTime'] = continue_start_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H%M')
 
             def print_item(item):
                 logger.debug(f"Item {item}")
                 logger.debug(json.dumps(item,indent=2))
+            
             def iterate(items):
                 for item in items.items():
                     if hasattr(item,'items'):
@@ -508,16 +508,17 @@ class ProcessorEpidemiology(ProcessorBase):
             logger.debug(json.dumps(config_epi,indent=2))
 
             # write the complete configuration file to job directory
-            with open(f"{case_specific_path}/{config_filename}.json",'w') as write_file:
+            run_config_fn = f"{case_specific_path}/{config_filename}.json"
+
+            with open(run_config_fn,'w') as write_file:
                 json.dump(config_epi,write_file,indent=4)
 
             # run epi model
 
             logger.info('About to run the epi model.')
 
-
             try:
-                model.run_epi_model(f"{case_specific_path}/{config_filename}.json")
+                model.run_epi_model(run_config_fn)
             except:
                 logger.exception('Unexpected error in EpiModel')
                 raise
@@ -641,7 +642,11 @@ class ProcessorEpidemiology(ProcessorBase):
 
         # initalise necessary variables from config
 
-        start_date, end_date = calc_epi_date_range(config['StartString'],config['CalculationSpanDays'])
+        reference_date_str = config['StartString']
+        reference_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(reference_date_str,'%Y%m%d')
+        
+        start_date, end_date = calc_epi_date_range(reference_date_str,config['CalculationSpanDays'])
+
 
         start_string = start_date.strftime('%Y%m%d')
         end_string = end_date.strftime('%Y%m%d')
@@ -668,7 +673,7 @@ class ProcessorEpidemiology(ProcessorBase):
         # TODO get deposition_dir from config['Deposition']['PathTemplate']
         dep_regionname = 'Ethiopia' #SouthAsia
 
-        deposition_dir = f"{config['WorkspacePath']}DEPOSITION_{start_string}/WR_NAME_{dep_regionname}_{start_string}/"
+        deposition_dir = f"{config['WorkspacePath']}DEPOSITION_{reference_date_str}/WR_NAME_{dep_regionname}_{reference_date_str}/"
 
         # TODO: handle multiple diseases and regions in Processor as a loop, or in the config
         deposition_disease_name = [disease_latin_name_dict[disease]+'_DEPOSITION' for disease in diseases][0]
@@ -713,7 +718,7 @@ class ProcessorEpidemiology(ProcessorBase):
                                                 run_params_file_arg=seasonsofar_run_config,
                                                 epi_input_csv_arg=epi_seasonsofar_fn,
                                                 disease_type_arg=disease_short+'_seasontodate',
-                                                issue_date_arg=start_string,
+                                                issue_date_arg=reference_date_str,
                                                 output_dir_arg=ews_plot_dir,
                                                 wheat_sources_dir_arg=deposition_dir,
                                                 wheat_source_disease_name_arg=deposition_disease_name,
@@ -734,7 +739,7 @@ class ProcessorEpidemiology(ProcessorBase):
                                             epi_input_csv_arg=epi_seasonincforecast_fn, # for seasonplusforecast
                                             #epi_input_csv_arg=epi_filename+'_weekahead.csv', # for weekahead
                                             disease_type_arg=disease_short+'_seasonincforecast',
-                                            issue_date_arg=start_string,
+                                            issue_date_arg=reference_date_str,
                                             output_dir_arg=ews_plot_dir,
                                             wheat_sources_dir_arg=deposition_dir,
                                             wheat_source_disease_name_arg=deposition_disease_name,