diff --git a/date_views/includes/date_views_plugin_pager.inc b/date_views/includes/date_views_plugin_pager.inc
index 5caca4e..d238b77 100644
--- a/date_views/includes/date_views_plugin_pager.inc
+++ b/date_views/includes/date_views_plugin_pager.inc
@@ -279,9 +279,10 @@ class date_views_plugin_pager extends views_plugin_pager {
           $this->view->date_info->next_date = $nextdate ? new DateObject($nextdate, NULL, $format) : NULL;
         }
         else {
-          $this->view->date_info->prev_date = clone($argument->min_date);
+          // following the lead of the skip_empty_pages code above
+          $this->view->date_info->prev_date = new DateObject($argument->argument, NULL, $format);
           date_modify($this->view->date_info->prev_date, '-1 ' . $argument->date_handler->granularity);
-          $this->view->date_info->next_date = clone($argument->max_date);
+          $this->view->date_info->next_date = new DateObject($argument->argument, NULL, $format);
           date_modify($this->view->date_info->next_date, '+1 ' . $argument->date_handler->granularity);
         }
         // Write the date_info properties that depend on the current value.