diff --git a/src/db/recGbl.c b/src/db/recGbl.c
index 2d58c9dab..e0d2480df 100644
--- a/src/db/recGbl.c
+++ b/src/db/recGbl.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void epicsShareAPI recGblTSELwasModified(struct link *plink)
     /*Note that the VAL value will not be used*/
     pfieldname = strstr(ppv_link->pvname, ".TIME");
     if (pfieldname) {
-        strcpy(pfieldname, ".VAL");
+        *pfieldname = 0;
         ppv_link->pvlMask |= pvlOptTSELisTime;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index 56d54928c..8334ef7f6 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -2041,9 +2041,11 @@ char * epicsShareAPI dbGetString(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
 		else if(pvlMask&pvlOptCP) ppind=3;
 		else if(pvlMask&pvlOptCPP) ppind=4;
 		else ppind=0;
-		if(plink->value.pv_link.pvname)
-		    strcpy(message,plink->value.pv_link.pvname);
-		else
+		if (plink->value.pv_link.pvname) {
+		    strcpy(message, plink->value.pv_link.pvname);
+		    if (pvlMask & pvlOptTSELisTime)
+			strcat(message, ".TIME");
+		} else
 		    strcpy(message,"");
 		strcat(message," ");
 		strcat(message,ppstring[ppind]);