diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py
index 20a3a0924..9bb0bf547 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ class DetAncestorReport(Report):
                 place= "_____________"
 
             if date.getDate() != "":
-                if date.getDay() > 0 and date.getMonth() > 0 and \
+                if date.getDay() and date.getMonth() and \
                             rptOptions.fullDate == reportOptions.Yes:
                     fulldate= date.getDate()
-                elif date.getMonth() > 0 and rptOptions.fullDate == reportOptions.Yes:
+                elif date.getMonth() and rptOptions.fullDate == reportOptions.Yes:
                     fulldate= "%s %s" % (date.getMonth(), date.getYear())
                 else: fulldate= ""
             elif rptOptions.blankDate == reportOptions.Yes:
diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
index 95445bbe8..60969aa79 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
@@ -336,10 +336,10 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report):
                 place= "_____________"
 
             if date.getDate() != "":
-                if date.getDay() > 0 and date.getMonth() > 0 and \
+                if date.getDay() and date.getMonth() and \
                             rptOptions.fullDate == reportOptions.Yes:
                     fulldate= date.getDate()
-                elif date.getMonth() > 0 and rptOptions.fullDate == reportOptions.Yes:
+                elif date.getMonth() and rptOptions.fullDate == reportOptions.Yes:
                     fulldate= "%s %s" % (date.getMonth(), date.getYear())
                 else: fulldate= ""
             elif rptOptions.blankDate == reportOptions.Yes: