diff --git a/html/includes/forms/schedule-maintenance.inc.php b/html/includes/forms/schedule-maintenance.inc.php
index 2b4446be4e..5babc54ef9 100644
--- a/html/includes/forms/schedule-maintenance.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/forms/schedule-maintenance.inc.php
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ if ($sub_type == 'new-maintenance') {
         }
         
         // recurring = 0 => empty no reccurency values to be sure.
-        $start_recurring_dt = '0000-00-00';
-        $end_recurring_dt = null;
+        $start_recurring_dt = '1970-01-02';
+        $end_recurring_dt = '1970-01-02';
         $start_recurring_hr = '00:00:00';
         $end_recurring_hr = '00:00:00';
         $recurring_day = null;