diff --git a/SOPE/NGCards/iCalTimeZonePeriod.h b/SOPE/NGCards/iCalTimeZonePeriod.h
index ad56ab50a..f4d9af6ce 100644
--- a/SOPE/NGCards/iCalTimeZonePeriod.h
+++ b/SOPE/NGCards/iCalTimeZonePeriod.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 @class iCalRecurrenceRule;
 
 @interface iCalTimeZonePeriod : CardGroup
+{
+  NSCalendarDate *startDate;
+}
 
 - (NSCalendarDate *) startDate;
 - (iCalRecurrenceRule *) recurrenceRule;
diff --git a/SOPE/NGCards/iCalTimeZonePeriod.m b/SOPE/NGCards/iCalTimeZonePeriod.m
index ac436f96d..a7e21879a 100644
--- a/SOPE/NGCards/iCalTimeZonePeriod.m
+++ b/SOPE/NGCards/iCalTimeZonePeriod.m
@@ -103,10 +103,21 @@
 //   return dayOfWeek;
 // }
 
+- (void) dealloc
+{
+  [startDate release];
+  [super dealloc];
+}
+
 - (NSCalendarDate *) startDate
 {
-  return [(iCalDateTime *) [self uniqueChildWithTag: @"dtstart"]
-			   dateTime];
+  if (!startDate)
+    {
+      startDate =  [(iCalDateTime *) [self uniqueChildWithTag: @"dtstart"]
+                                     dateTime];
+      [startDate retain];
+    }
+  return startDate;
 }
 
 - (iCalRecurrenceRule *) recurrenceRule