diff --git a/_layouts/frab.xml b/_layouts/frab.xml
index 51fea228b606b819ab9b1401ddd7ed6704b436d8..25ce4a21e72caea6d1118444232eca79bbddc2cd 100644
--- a/_layouts/frab.xml
+++ b/_layouts/frab.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ Documentation: https://wiki.chaotikum.org/howto:chaotikumwebsite:media (Please u
 Finding the first and last talk to establish the variables "earliest" and "latest". Then converting this into a duration in days.
 {% endcomment -%}
 
-
-{% capture earliest %}{{'now' | date: '%s'}}{% endcapture -%}
 {% capture latest %}0{% endcapture -%}
 {% assign conference_media = site.media | where_exp: "video", "video.conferences contains conference.acronym" -%}
 
@@ -43,13 +41,19 @@ Finding the first and last talk to establish the variables "earliest" and "lates
 		{% if conference.date and recording_date.event  != ''%}
 			{% assign recording_date =  conference.date -%}
 		{% else -%}
-			{% assign recording_date =  earliest -%}
+			{% assign recording_date =  now -%}
 		{% endif -%}
 	{% endif -%}
 	{% capture recordingdate %}{{recording_date | date: '%s'}}{% endcapture -%}
-	{% if recordingdate < earliest -%}
+
+	{% if earliest and earliest != '' -%}
+		{% if recordingdate < earliest -%}
+			{% assign earliest =  recordingdate -%}
+		{% endif -%}
+	{% else -%}
 		{% assign earliest =  recordingdate -%}
 	{% endif -%}
+
 	{% if recordingdate > latest -%}
 		{% assign latest =  recordingdate -%}
 	{% endif -%}