diff --git a/pagination_head.php b/pagination_head.php
index 653c984b..f38cc4c1 100644
--- a/pagination_head.php
+++ b/pagination_head.php
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ if ($_GET['canned_date'] == "custom" && !empty($_GET['dtf'])) {
     $dtf = date('Y-m-d', strtotime("first day of january last year"));
     $dtt = date('Y-m-d', strtotime("last day of december last year"));
 } else {
-    $dtf = "0000-00-00";
-    $dtt = "9999-00-00";
+    $dtf = "NULL";
+    $dtt = date('Y-m-d');
 }