diff --git a/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js b/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
index 7cb4434c..cc34ea06 100644
--- a/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
+++ b/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ const CalendarFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEn
 			}
 
 			const data = ical.parseICS(requestData);
+			Log.debug(" parsed data=" + JSON.stringify(data));
 			const newEvents = [];
 
 			// limitFunction doesn't do much limiting, see comment re: the dates array in rrule section below as to why we need to do the filtering ourselves
@@ -87,13 +88,13 @@ const CalendarFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEn
 			const eventDate = function (event, time) {
 				return isFullDayEvent(event) ? moment(event[time], "YYYYMMDD") : moment(new Date(event[time]));
 			};
-
+			Log.debug("there are " + Object.entries(data).length + " calendar entries");
 			Object.entries(data).forEach(([key, event]) => {
 				const now = new Date();
 				const today = moment().startOf("day").toDate();
 				const future = moment().startOf("day").add(maximumNumberOfDays, "days").subtract(1, "seconds").toDate(); // Subtract 1 second so that events that start on the middle of the night will not repeat.
 				let past = today;
-
+				Log.debug("have entries ");
 				if (includePastEvents) {
 					past = moment().startOf("day").subtract(maximumNumberOfDays, "days").toDate();
 				}
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ const CalendarFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEn
 				if (event.type === "VEVENT") {
 					let startDate = eventDate(event, "start");
 					let endDate;
-					// Log.debug("\nevent="+JSON.stringify(event))
+					Log.debug("\nevent=" + JSON.stringify(event));
 					if (typeof event.end !== "undefined") {
 						endDate = eventDate(event, "end");
 					} else if (typeof event.duration !== "undefined") {
@@ -212,8 +213,15 @@ const CalendarFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEn
 							pastLocal = pastMoment.toDate();
 							futureLocal = futureMoment.toDate();
 						} else {
-							pastLocal = pastMoment.subtract(past.getTimezoneOffset(), "minutes").toDate();
-							futureLocal = futureMoment.subtract(future.getTimezoneOffset(), "minutes").toDate();
+							// if we want past events
+							if (includePastEvents) {
+								// use the calculated past time for the between from
+								pastLocal = pastMoment.toDate();
+							} else {
+								// otherwise use NOW.. cause we shouldnt use any before now
+								pastLocal = moment().toDate(); //now
+							}
+							futureLocal = futureMoment.toDate(); // future
 						}
 						Log.debug(" between=" + pastLocal + " to " + futureLocal);
 						const dates = rule.between(pastLocal, futureLocal, true, limitFunction);
@@ -299,6 +307,7 @@ const CalendarFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEn
 							}
 
 							if (showRecurrence === true) {
+								Log.debug("saving event =" + description);
 								addedEvents++;
 								newEvents.push({
 									title: recurrenceTitle,
@@ -352,7 +361,6 @@ const CalendarFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEn
 						}
 						// if the start and end are the same, then make end the 'end of day' value (start is at 00:00:00)
 						if (fullDayEvent && startDate.format("x") === endDate.format("x")) {
-							//Log.debug("end same as start")
 							endDate = endDate.endOf("day");
 						}
 						// get correction for date saving and dst change between now and then