diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f5cd9d5..e3ab8e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ node_modules
 *.pri
 *.dss
 .dssWriterParams
+dssWriter.jar
diff --git a/java/src/edu/ucdavis/watershed/Dss.java b/java/src/edu/ucdavis/watershed/Dss.java
index e2d67e8..a6f67a6 100644
--- a/java/src/edu/ucdavis/watershed/Dss.java
+++ b/java/src/edu/ucdavis/watershed/Dss.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 public class Dss {
 	
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	public static Date EPOCH = new Date(1900, 0, 0);
+	public static Date EPOCH = new Date(1900, 1, 0);
 
 	public static HecDss open(String file) throws Exception {
 		return HecDss.open(file);