diff --git a/src/app/dashboards/scripted.js b/src/app/dashboards/scripted.js
index f4a438b7854..6559a356aa5 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboards/scripted.js
+++ b/src/app/dashboards/scripted.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var dashboard, timspan;
 var ARGS;
 
 // Set a default timespan if one isn't specified
-timspan = '1d';
+timspan = ARGS.from || 'now-1d';
 
 // Intialize a skeleton with nothing but a rows array and service object
 dashboard = {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dashboard = {
 // Set a title
 dashboard.title = 'Scripted dash';
 dashboard.time = {
-  from: "now-" + (ARGS.from || timspan),
+  from: timspan,
   to: "now"
 };
 
diff --git a/src/app/dashboards/scripted_async.js b/src/app/dashboards/scripted_async.js
index 31d23f2dde2..0a50aa44d5e 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboards/scripted_async.js
+++ b/src/app/dashboards/scripted_async.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ return function(callback) {
   var dashboard, timspan;
 
   // Set a default timespan if one isn't specified
-  timspan = '1d';
+  timspan = ARGS.from || 'now-1d';
 
   // Intialize a skeleton with nothing but a rows array and service object
   dashboard = {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ return function(callback) {
   // Set a title
   dashboard.title = 'Scripted dash';
   dashboard.time = {
-    from: "now-" + (ARGS.from || timspan),
+    from: timspan,
     to: "now"
   };
 
diff --git a/src/app/dashboards/scripted_templated.js b/src/app/dashboards/scripted_templated.js
index 0ca4ea1fde8..9ce145f4606 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboards/scripted_templated.js
+++ b/src/app/dashboards/scripted_templated.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var dashboard, timspan;
 var ARGS;
 
 // Set a default timespan if one isn't specified
-timspan = '1d';
+timspan = ARGS.from || 'now-1d';
 
 // Intialize a skeleton with nothing but a rows array and service object
 dashboard = {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dashboard = {
 // Set a title
 dashboard.title = 'Scripted dash';
 dashboard.time = {
-  from: "now-" + (ARGS.from || timspan),
+  from: timspan,
   to: "now"
 };
 dashboard.templating = {