diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/ReconcileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/ReconcileController.php
index 006a1251ab..eb8d518abe 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/ReconcileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/ReconcileController.php
@@ -83,14 +83,18 @@ class ReconcileController extends Controller
      *
      * @return JsonResponse
      */
-    public function overview(Request $request, Account $account, Carbon $start, Carbon $end): JsonResponse
+    public function overview(Request $request, Account $account = null, Carbon $start = null, Carbon $end = null): JsonResponse
     {
         $startBalance    = $request->get('startBalance');
         $endBalance      = $request->get('endBalance');
         $accountCurrency = $this->accountRepos->getAccountCurrency($account) ?? app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
         $amount          = '0';
         $clearedAmount   = '0';
+        $route           = '';
 
+        if (null === $start && null === $end) {
+            throw new FireflyException('Invalid dates submitted.');
+        }
         if ($end->lt($start)) {
             [$start, $end] = [$end, $start];
         }
@@ -220,8 +224,11 @@ class ReconcileController extends Controller
      * @throws FireflyException
      * @throws JsonException
      */
-    public function transactions(Account $account, Carbon $start, Carbon $end)
+    public function transactions(Account $account, Carbon $start = null, Carbon $end = null)
     {
+        if (null === $start || null === $end) {
+            throw new FireflyException('Invalid dates submitted.');
+        }
         if ($end->lt($start)) {
             [$end, $start] = [$start, $end];
         }
diff --git a/public/v1/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js b/public/v1/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js
index bb5ad5de8a..bba8540fe2 100644
--- a/public/v1/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js
+++ b/public/v1/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@ function getTransactionsForRange() {
     var index = indexUri.replace('%start%', $('input[name="start_date"]').val()).replace('%end%', $('input[name="end_date"]').val());
     window.history.pushState('object or string', "Reconcile account", index);
 
-    $.getJSON(uri).done(placeTransactions);
+    $.getJSON(uri).done(placeTransactions).catch(exceptionHandling)
+}
+function exceptionHandling() {
+    $('#transactions_holder').empty().append($('<p>').addClass('text-center lead').html(selectRangeAndBalance));
+    $('.start_reconcile').show();
+    $('.initial_instructions').show();
 }
 
 // /**
diff --git a/resources/views/v1/accounts/reconcile/index.twig b/resources/views/v1/accounts/reconcile/index.twig
index 205b67fd72..cdc9299848 100644
--- a/resources/views/v1/accounts/reconcile/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v1/accounts/reconcile/index.twig
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
         var transactionsUri = '{{ transactionsUri }}';
         var overviewUri = '{{ overviewUri }}';
         var indexUri = '{{ indexUri }}';
+        var selectRangeAndBalance = '{{ 'select_range_and_balance'|_|escape('js') }}';
     </script>
     <script src="v1/js/ff/accounts/reconcile.js?v={{ FF_VERSION }}" type="text/javascript" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}"></script>
 {% endblock %}