diff --git a/src/qt/recover.cpp b/src/qt/recover.cpp
index 3e5c20da58..5d75dd25b7 100644
--- a/src/qt/recover.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/recover.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Recover::Recover(QWidget *parent) :
     thread->start();
 
     connect(ui->enableDateSelection, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &Recover::updateDateInputState);
+    ui->dateInput->setDisplayFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
+    ui->dateInput->setMinimumDate(QDate(2020, 3, 23));
 }
 
 Recover::~Recover()
@@ -62,14 +64,14 @@ void Recover::setCreateNew()
 
 void Recover::updateDateInputState(bool checked) {
     ui->dateInput->setEnabled(checked);
-    if (checked) {
-        ui->dateInput->setMinimumDate(QDate(2020, 3, 23));
-    }
+    ui->dateInput->setMinimumDate(QDate(2020, 3, 23));
 }
 
 void Recover::on_createNew_clicked()
 {
     setCreateNew();
+    ui->dateInput->setDisplayFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
+    ui->dateInput->setDate(QDate(2020, 3, 23));
 }
 
 void Recover::on_recoverExisting_clicked()
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ void Recover::on_recoverExisting_clicked()
     ui->dateInput->setEnabled(true);
     ui->dateInput->setEnabled(ui->enableDateSelection->isChecked());
     ui->enableDateSelection->setEnabled(true);
+    ui->dateInput->setDisplayFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
+    ui->dateInput->setDate(ui->dateInput->minimumDate());
 }
 
 void Recover::on_usePassphrase_clicked()
@@ -122,6 +126,9 @@ bool Recover::askRecover(bool& newWallet)
                     newWallet = false;
                     std::string mnemonic = recover.ui->mnemonicWords->text().toStdString();
                     if (recover.ui->enableDateSelection->isChecked()) {
+                        QDate date = recover.ui->dateInput->date();
+                        QDate newDate = date.addDays(-1);
+                        recover.ui->dateInput->setDate(newDate);
                         SoftSetArg("-wcdate", recover.ui->dateInput->text().toStdString());
                     } else {
                         SoftSetArg("-wcdate", "");
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 6cb3962300..a8cc744a66 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2408,11 +2408,12 @@ CBlockIndex* CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(CBlockIndex *pindexStart, bool f
         // no need to read and scan block, if block was created before
         // our wallet birthday (as adjusted for block time variability)
         // if you are recovering wallet with mnemonics start rescan from block when mnemonics implemented in Firo
+        int targetHeight = 0;
         if (fRecoverMnemonic) {
             std::string wcdate = GetArg("-wcdate", "");
             CBlockIndex* mnemonicStartBlock = chainActive[chainParams.GetConsensus().nMnemonicBlock];
+            targetHeight = GetBlockHeightByDate(mnemonicStartBlock, wcdate);
             if (!wcdate.empty()) {
-                int targetHeight = GetBlockHeightByDate(mnemonicStartBlock, wcdate);
                 if (targetHeight <= 0) {
                     targetHeight = chainParams.GetConsensus().nMnemonicBlock;
                 }
@@ -2423,7 +2424,7 @@ CBlockIndex* CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(CBlockIndex *pindexStart, bool f
         } else
             while (pindex && nTimeFirstKey && (pindex->GetBlockTime() < (nTimeFirstKey - 7200)))
                 pindex = chainActive.Next(pindex);
-
+        LogPrintf("Rescanning last %i blocks (from block %i)...\n", chainActive.Height(), targetHeight);
         ShowProgress(_("Rescanning..."), 0); // show rescan progress in GUI as dialog or on splashscreen, if -rescan on startup
         double dProgressStart = GuessVerificationProgress(chainParams.TxData(), pindex);
         double dProgressTip = GuessVerificationProgress(chainParams.TxData(), chainActive.Tip());
@@ -7314,7 +7315,6 @@ CWallet* CWallet::CreateWalletFromFile(const std::string walletFile)
         }
 
         uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Rescanning..."));
-        LogPrintf("Rescanning last %i blocks (from block %i)...\n", chainActive.Height() - pindexRescan->nHeight, pindexRescan->nHeight);
         nStart = GetTimeMillis();
         walletInstance->ScanForWalletTransactions(pindexRescan, true, fRecoverMnemonic);
         LogPrintf(" rescan      %15dms\n", GetTimeMillis() - nStart);