diff --git a/core/src/components/cat-dropdown/cat-dropdown.tsx b/core/src/components/cat-dropdown/cat-dropdown.tsx
index c411389c..48336bf4 100644
--- a/core/src/components/cat-dropdown/cat-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/cat-dropdown/cat-dropdown.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ export class CatDropdown {
       this.isOpen = true;
       this.content.classList.add('show');
       this.trigger?.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
-      this.catOpen.emit();
       this.trap = this.trap
         ? this.trap.updateContainerElements(this.content)
         : focusTrap.createFocusTrap(this.content, {
@@ -121,6 +120,7 @@ export class CatDropdown {
               // check if click was not on an element marked with data-dropdown-no-close
               !event.composedPath().find(el => this.hasAttribute(el, 'data-dropdown-no-close')),
             onPostDeactivate: () => this.close(),
+            onPostActivate: () => this.catOpen.emit(),
             setReturnFocus: elem => this.trigger || elem,
             isKeyForward: event => {
               if (!this.noKeybindings && event.key === 'ArrowDown') {
diff --git a/core/src/components/cat-time/cat-time.tsx b/core/src/components/cat-time/cat-time.tsx
index 5e6bef59..4f248c3a 100644
--- a/core/src/components/cat-time/cat-time.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/cat-time/cat-time.tsx
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export class CatTime {
     setTimeout(() => {
       (elem2 ?? elem1)?.doFocus();
       (elem2 ?? elem1)?.scrollIntoView(this.selectionTime ? { block: 'center' } : undefined);
-    }, 1); // not entirely sure why this is necessary
+    }); // not entirely sure why this is necessary
   }
 
   /**
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class CatTime {
     // we need to set the input explicitly to sync the input even without a
     // rerender (if the value is not changed)
     if (this.input) {
-      this.input.value = this.value ?? '';
+      this.input.value = this.format(this.selectionTime, false);
     }
     if (oldValue !== this.value) {
       this.catChange.emit(this.value);