diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/p_stats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/p_stats_controller.rb
index 18ebac9..6ff69c0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/p_stats_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/p_stats_controller.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ class Admin::PStatsController < ApplicationController
     if params[:start] and params[:start] =~ date_regex
   		@start = Date.parse(params[:start]).beginning_of_day 
   		
-		else
-  		@start = Date.parse("2000-01-01")
+    elsif !params[:start]
+  		@start = Date.today.beginning_of_year
+    else
+      @start = Date.parse("2000-01-01")
 		end
     params[:start]= @start.strftime('%d/%m/%Y')