diff --git a/src/app-utils/date-utilities.scm b/src/app-utils/date-utilities.scm
index 72eb0f35ec..5ecd844a5e 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/date-utilities.scm
+++ b/src/app-utils/date-utilities.scm
@@ -718,10 +718,10 @@
 	  (set-tm:mon now 11)
 	  (set-tm:year now (- (tm:year now) 1)))
 	(set-tm:mon now (- (tm:mon now) 1)))
-    (let ((month-length (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
-                                           (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
-      (if (> month-length (tm:mday now))
-	  (set-tm:mday now month-length))
+    (let ((month-days (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
+                                         (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
+      (if (< month-days (tm:mday now))
+	  (set-tm:mday now month-days))
       (set-tm:isdst now -1)
       (gnc:date->timepair now))))
 
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
     (set:tm-mon now (- (tm:mon now) 3))
     (let ((month-days (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
                                          (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
-      (if (> month-days (tm:mday now))
+      (if (< month-days (tm:mday now))
 	  (set-tm:mday now month-days))
       (set-tm:isdst now -1)
       (gnc:date->timepair now))))
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@
     (set:tm-mon now (- (tm:mon now) 6))
     (let ((month-days (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
                                          (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
-      (if (> month-days (tm:mday now))
+      (if (< month-days (tm:mday now))
 	  (set-tm:mday now month-days))
       (set-tm:isdst now -1)
       (gnc:date->timepair now))))
@@ -757,8 +757,8 @@
   (let ((now (gnc-localtime (current-time))))
     (set:tm-year now (- (tm:year now) 1))
     (let ((month-days (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
-                                          (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
-      (if (> month-days (tm:mday now))
+                                         (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
+      (if (< month-days (tm:mday now))
 	  (set-tm:mday now month-days))
       (set-tm:isdst now -1)
       (gnc:date->timepair now))))
@@ -770,10 +770,10 @@
 	  (set-tm:mon now 0)
 	  (set-tm:year now (+ (tm:year now) 1)))
 	(set-tm:mon now (+ (tm:mon now) 1)))
-    (let ((month-length (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
-                                           (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
-      (if (> month-length (tm:mday now))
-	  (set-tm:mday now month-length))
+    (let ((month-days (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
+                                         (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
+      (if (< month-days (tm:mday now))
+	  (set-tm:mday now month-days))
       (set-tm:isdst now -1)
       (gnc:date->timepair now))))
 
@@ -783,10 +783,10 @@
 	(begin
 	  (set:tm-mon now (- (tm:mon now) 9))
 	  (set:tm-year now  (+ (tm:year now) 1))
-       (set:tm-mon now (+ (tm:mon now) 3))))
+          (set:tm-mon now (+ (tm:mon now) 3))))
     (let ((month-days (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
                                          (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
-      (if (> month-days (tm:mday now))
+      (if (< month-days (tm:mday now))
 	  (set-tm:mday now month-days))
       (set-tm:isdst now -1)
       (gnc:date->timepair now))))
@@ -797,10 +797,10 @@
 	(begin
 	  (set:tm-mon now (- (tm:mon now) 6))
 	  (set:tm-year now  (+ (tm:year now) 1))
-       (set:tm-mon now (+ (tm:mon now) 6))))
+          (set:tm-mon now (+ (tm:mon now) 6))))
     (let ((month-days (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
                                          (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
-      (if (> month-days (tm:mday now))
+      (if (< month-days (tm:mday now))
 	  (set-tm:mday now month-days))
       (set-tm:isdst now -1)
       (gnc:date->timepair now))))
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@
   (let ((now (gnc-localtime (current-time))))
     (set:tm-year now (+ (tm:year now) 1))
     (let ((month-days (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:mon now) 1)
-                                          (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
-      (if (> month-days (tm:mday now))
+                                         (+ (tm:year now) 1900))))
+      (if (< month-days (tm:mday now))
 	  (set-tm:mday now month-days))
       (set-tm:isdst now -1)
       (gnc:date->timepair now))))