diff --git a/include/forcing/GenericDataProvider.hpp b/include/forcing/GenericDataProvider.hpp
index d4c6bd7ae9..ed8dda9191 100644
--- a/include/forcing/GenericDataProvider.hpp
+++ b/include/forcing/GenericDataProvider.hpp
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 
 #include "DataProvider.hpp"
 #include "DataProviderSelectors.hpp"
+#include "MeshPointsSelectors.hpp"
 
 namespace data_access
 {
     using GenericDataProvider = DataProvider<double, CatchmentAggrDataSelector>;
+    using MeshPointsDataProvider = DataProvider<double, MeshPointsSelector>;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/forcing/MeshPointsSelectors.hpp b/include/forcing/MeshPointsSelectors.hpp
index 680f882388..55e9c639d2 100644
--- a/include/forcing/MeshPointsSelectors.hpp
+++ b/include/forcing/MeshPointsSelectors.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static AllPoints all_points;
 struct MeshPointsSelector
 {
     std::string variable_name;
-    std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> init_time;
+    std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> init_time;
     std::chrono::seconds duration;
     std::string output_units;
     boost::variant<AllPoints, std::vector<int>> points;