diff --git a/addons/survey/survey.py b/addons/survey/survey.py
index 3b406484d43..b57f778a5cc 100644
--- a/addons/survey/survey.py
+++ b/addons/survey/survey.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class survey(osv.osv):
         'tot_comp_survey': lambda * a: 0,
         'send_response': lambda * a: 1,
         'response_user': lambda * a:1,
-        'date_open': strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
+        'date_open': fields.datetime.now,
     }
 
     def survey_open(self, cr, uid, ids, arg):
diff --git a/addons/survey/wizard/survey_send_invitation.py b/addons/survey/wizard/survey_send_invitation.py
index 51b652a2d13..936e3363bde 100644
--- a/addons/survey/wizard/survey_send_invitation.py
+++ b/addons/survey/wizard/survey_send_invitation.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class survey_send_invitation(osv.osv_memory):
         msg = ""
         name = ""
         for sur in survey_obj.browse(cr, uid, context.get('active_ids', []), context=context):
-            name += "\t --> " + sur.title + "\n"
+            name += "\n --> " + sur.title + "\n"
             if sur.state != 'open':
                 msg +=  sur.title + "\n"
             data['mail_subject'] = _("Invitation for %s") % (sur.title)
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ class survey_send_invitation(osv.osv_memory):
             raise osv.except_osv(_('Warning!'), _('The following surveys are not in open state: %s') % msg)
         data['mail'] = _('''
 Hello %%(name)s, \n\n
-Please find hereby a survey that we would like you to fill: %s\n
+Would you please spent some of your time to fill-in our survey: \n%s\n
 You can access this survey with the following parameters:
- Your login ID: %%(login)s,\n
+ URL: %s
+ Your login ID: %%(login)s\n
  Your password: %%(passwd)s\n
-%s\n\n
+\n\n
 Thanks,''') % (name, self.pool.get('ir.config_parameter').get_param(cr, uid, 'web.base.url', default='http://localhost:8069', context=context))
         return data