diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ExportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ExportController.php
index f7fab1f043..b0f15e5d1a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ExportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ExportController.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class ExportController extends Controller
         $checked       = array_keys($accountList);
         $formats       = array_keys(Config::get('firefly.export_formats'));
         $defaultFormat = Preferences::get('export_format', Config::get('firefly.default_export_format'))->data;
-        $first         = Carbon::create()->subWeek()->format('Y-m-d');
+        $first         = session('first')->format('Y-m-d');
         $today         = Carbon::create()->format('Y-m-d');
 
         return view('export.index', compact('job', 'checked', 'accountList', 'formats', 'defaultFormat', 'first', 'today'));
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 08f1bf31b7..b6b8f96d18 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ return [
     'include_config_help'                       => 'For easy re-import into Firefly III',
     'include_old_uploads_help'                  => 'Firefly III does not throw away the original CSV files you have imported in the past. You can include them in your export.',
     'do_export'                                 => 'Export',
+    'export_status_never_started'               => 'The export has not started yet',
     'export_status_make_exporter'               => 'Creating exporter thing...',
     'export_status_collecting_journals'         => 'Collecting your transactions...',
     'export_status_collected_journals'          => 'Collected your transactions!',