diff --git a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/service/POIService.java b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/service/POIService.java
index 78c92f2dc18c3611675142da6a00d7049ab92a43..987896a20dc74646fbf89e94fadb9b832daa83be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/service/POIService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/service/POIService.java
@@ -134,8 +134,11 @@ public class POIService {
         poiToSave.setLastEditedTime(new Date());
         poiToSave.setUser(user);
         poiToSave.setCountryCode(user.getOrganizationId().getCountryCode());
+        poiToSave.setTimeZone(user.getOrganizationId().getDefaultTimeZone());
+        poiToSave.setIsForecastLocation(Boolean.FALSE);
+        poiToSave.setIsPrivate(Boolean.TRUE);
 
-        if (poiLongitude != null && poiLatitude != null && poiAltitude != null) {
+        if (poiLongitude != null && poiLatitude != null) {
             GISUtil gisUtil = new GISUtil();
             Coordinate coordinate = new Coordinate(poiLongitude, poiLatitude, poiAltitude);
             Point p3d = gisUtil.createPointWGS84(coordinate);