diff --git a/ui/app/reports/controllers/reportsController.js b/ui/app/reports/controllers/reportsController.js
index d9d0af9582..9b5ca7b740 100644
--- a/ui/app/reports/controllers/reportsController.js
+++ b/ui/app/reports/controllers/reportsController.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('bahmni.reports')
-    .controller('ReportsController', ['$scope', 'appService', 'reportService', 'FileUploader', 'messagingService', 'spinner', '$rootScope', '$translate', 'auditLogService', function ($scope, appService, reportService, FileUploader, messagingService, spinner, $rootScope, $translate, auditLogService) {
+    .controller('ReportsController', ['$scope', '$filter', 'appService', 'reportService', 'FileUploader', 'messagingService', 'spinner', '$rootScope', '$translate', 'auditLogService', function ($scope, $filter, appService, reportService, FileUploader, messagingService, spinner, $rootScope, $translate, auditLogService) {
         const format = _.values(reportService.getAvailableFormats());
         const dateRange = _.values(reportService.getAvailableDateRange());
 
@@ -18,36 +18,33 @@ angular.module('bahmni.reports')
             fileItem.report.reportTemplateLocation = response;
         };
 
-        $rootScope.default = _.isUndefined($rootScope.default) ? {
+        $rootScope.default = $rootScope.default || {
             reportsRequiringDateRange: {
                 responseType: format[1],
                 dateRangeType: dateRange[0],
                 startDate: dateRange[0],
                 stopDate: dateRange[0],
-                report: {
-                    responseType: format[1]
-                }
+                report: { responseType: format[1] }
             },
             reportsNotRequiringDateRange: {}
-        } : $rootScope.default;
+        };
+
         $scope.reportsDefined = true;
         $scope.enableReportQueue = appService.getAppDescriptor().getConfigValue("enableReportQueue");
+
         $scope.setDefault = function (item, header) {
-            var setToChange = header === 'reportsRequiringDateRange' ? $rootScope.reportsRequiringDateRange : $rootScope.reportsNotRequiringDateRange;
-            var isPreviousMonth = $rootScope.default[header][item] && $rootScope.default[header][item] === dateRange[2];
-            setToChange.forEach(function (report) {
-                if (item == 'dateRangeType') {
+            var setToChange = (header === 'reportsRequiringDateRange') ? $rootScope.reportsRequiringDateRange : $rootScope.reportsNotRequiringDateRange;
+            var isPreviousMonth = $rootScope.default[header][item] === dateRange[2];
+            angular.forEach(setToChange, function (report) {
+                if (item === 'dateRangeType') {
                     $rootScope.default.reportsRequiringDateRange.startDate = $rootScope.default[header][item];
                     $rootScope.default.reportsRequiringDateRange.stopDate = isPreviousMonth ? getPreviousMonthEndDate() : dateRange[0];
-                    report['startDate'] = $rootScope.default[header][item];
-                    report['stopDate'] = isPreviousMonth ? getPreviousMonthEndDate() : dateRange[0];
-                } else if ($rootScope.default[header][item] === undefined) {
-                    $rootScope.default.reportsRequiringDateRange.startDate = dateRange[0];
-                    $rootScope.reportsRequiringDateRange.forEach(function (report) {
-                        report.startDate = dateRange[0];
-                        report.stopDate = isPreviousMonth ? getPreviousMonthEndDate() : dateRange[0];
-                        report.responseType = format[1];
-                    });
+                    report.startDate = $rootScope.default[header][item];
+                    report.stopDate = isPreviousMonth ? getPreviousMonthEndDate() : dateRange[0];
+                } else if (_.isUndefined($rootScope.default[header][item])) {
+                    report.startDate = $filter('date')(dateRange[0], 'yyyy-MM-dd');
+                    report.stopDate = isPreviousMonth ? getPreviousMonthEndDate() : dateRange[0];
+                    report.responseType = format[1];
                 } else {
                     report[item] = $rootScope.default[header][item];
                 }
diff --git a/ui/app/reports/views/reports.html b/ui/app/reports/views/reports.html
index 767460b8c2..f341195e00 100644
--- a/ui/app/reports/views/reports.html
+++ b/ui/app/reports/views/reports.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ <h2 class="section-title">{{::'REPORTS_TITLE_KEY' | translate}}</h2>
             <tr ng-repeat="report in ::reportsRequiringDateRange" show-if-privilege="{{:: report.requiredPrivilege}}">
                 <td>{{:: report.name |translate }}</td>
                 <td class="reports-start-date">
-                    <input date-converter class="form-field start-date" type="date" ng-model="report.startDate">  
+                    <input date-converter class="form-field start-date" type="date" max="{{report.stopDate | date:'yyyy-MM-dd'}}" ng-model="report.startDate">  
                 </td>
                 <td class="reports-stop-date">
                     <input date-converter class="form-field stop-date" type="date" min="{{report.startDate | date:'yyyy-MM-dd'}}" ng-model="report.stopDate">