diff --git a/src/DateEdit.py b/src/DateEdit.py
index b2b9dd39a..fe89320f6 100644
--- a/src/DateEdit.py
+++ b/src/DateEdit.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class DateEdit(object):
         # if text could not be parsed it is assumed invalid
         if self.date_obj.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_TEXTONLY:
             return ValidationError(_('Bad Date'))
-        elif (self.date_obj.to_calendar(calendar_name=Date.CAL_GREGORIAN) >
+        elif (self.date_obj.to_calendar(calendar_name=Date.CAL_GREGORIAN) >>
               NextYear()):
             return ValidationError(_('Date more than one year in the future'))
 
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/date.py b/src/gen/lib/date.py
index 77f91e224..43ec315af 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/date.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/date.py
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ def NextYear():
     import time
     next_year = Date()
     thisyear = time.localtime(time.time())
-    next_year.set_yr_mon_day(thisyear[0]+1, thisyear[1], thisyear[3])
+    next_year.set_yr_mon_day(thisyear[0]+1, thisyear[1], thisyear[2])
     return next_year
 
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