diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ShowController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ShowController.php
index e5a08761c9..7a7ee2a158 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ShowController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ShowController.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         }
         $end          = new Carbon;
         $today        = new Carbon;
-        $start        = $this->repository->oldestJournalDate($account);
+        $start        = $this->repository->oldestJournalDate($account) ?? Carbon::now()->startOfMonth();
         $subTitleIcon = config('firefly.subIconsByIdentifier.' . $account->accountType->type);
         $page         = (int)$request->get('page');
         $pageSize     = (int)app('preferences')->get('listPageSize', 50)->data;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     private function getPeriodOverview(Account $account, ?Carbon $date): Collection
     {
         $range = app('preferences')->get('viewRange', '1M')->data;
-        $start = $this->repository->oldestJournalDate($account);
+        $start = $this->repository->oldestJournalDate($account) ?? Carbon::now()->startOfMonth();
         $end   = $date ?? new Carbon;
         if ($end < $start) {
             [$start, $end] = [$end, $start]; // @codeCoverageIgnore
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
index d05ca1dc5e..5a6bbdcd79 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      */
     public function expenseBudgetAll(AccountRepositoryInterface $repository, Account $account): JsonResponse
     {
-        $start = $repository->oldestJournalDate($account);
+        $start = $repository->oldestJournalDate($account) ?? Carbon::now()->startOfMonth();
         $end   = Carbon::now();
 
         return $this->expenseBudget($account, $start, $end);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      */
     public function expenseCategoryAll(AccountRepositoryInterface $repository, Account $account): JsonResponse
     {
-        $start = $repository->oldestJournalDate($account);
+        $start = $repository->oldestJournalDate($account) ?? Carbon::now()->startOfMonth();
         $end   = Carbon::now();
 
         return $this->expenseCategory($account, $start, $end);
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      */
     public function incomeCategoryAll(AccountRepositoryInterface $repository, Account $account): JsonResponse
     {
-        $start = $repository->oldestJournalDate($account);
+        $start = $repository->oldestJournalDate($account) ?? Carbon::now()->startOfMonth();
         $end   = Carbon::now();
 
         return $this->incomeCategory($account, $start, $end);
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index 0961ba3f9b..27e1c0a695 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -410,11 +410,11 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @param Account $account
      *
-     * @return Carbon
+     * @return Carbon|null
      */
-    public function oldestJournalDate(Account $account): Carbon
+    public function oldestJournalDate(Account $account): ?Carbon
     {
-        $result  = new Carbon;
+        $result  = null;
         $journal = $this->oldestJournal($account);
         if (null !== $journal) {
             $result = $journal->date;
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
index 8f88884e1a..d5e02ab19c 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ interface AccountRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @param Account $account
      *
-     * @return Carbon
+     * @return Carbon|null
      */
-    public function oldestJournalDate(Account $account): Carbon;
+    public function oldestJournalDate(Account $account): ?Carbon;
 
     /**
      * @param User $user