diff --git a/src/gui/common/gcal-date-chooser.c b/src/gui/common/gcal-date-chooser.c
index bf789c22..f8700390 100644
--- a/src/gui/common/gcal-date-chooser.c
+++ b/src/gui/common/gcal-date-chooser.c
@@ -599,6 +599,9 @@ gcal_date_chooser_set_date (GcalView  *view,
   g_date_time_get_ymd (self->date, &y1, &m1, &d1);
   g_date_time_get_ymd (date, &y2, &m2, &d2);
 
+  if (y1 != y2 || m1 != m2)
+    d2 = 1;
+
   gcal_set_date_time (&self->date, date);
 
   if (y1 != y2 || m1 != m2 || d1 != d2)