diff --git a/plugins/facetapi/query_type_date.inc b/plugins/facetapi/query_type_date.inc
index e660417..5a06d09 100644
--- a/plugins/facetapi/query_type_date.inc
+++ b/plugins/facetapi/query_type_date.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class SearchFacetapiDate extends FacetapiQueryTypeDate implements FacetapiQueryT
    */
   public function execute($query) {
     // Gets the last active date, bails if there isn't one.
-    if (!$active_item = end($this->adapter->getActiveItems($this->facet))) {
+    $active_items = $this->adapter->getActiveItems($this->facet);
+    if (!$active_item = end($active_items)) {
       return;
     }