diff --git a/eodb/events/management/commands/times.py b/eodb/events/management/commands/times.py
index d1a78cb..cb69735 100644
--- a/eodb/events/management/commands/times.py
+++ b/eodb/events/management/commands/times.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import matplotlib
 import matplotlib.dates
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
+from django.utils.dateparse import parse_date
+
 from .common import GraphCommand
 
 
@@ -33,9 +35,21 @@ class Command(GraphCommand):
             plt.legend([plot for legend, plot in plots],
                        [legend for legend, plot in plots])
 
+        if options.get('datemin'):
+            datemin = parse_date(options['datemin'])
+        else:
+            datemin = datetime.date(2000, 1, 1)  # past
+        if options.get('datemax'):
+            datemax = parse_date(options['datemax'])
+        else:
+            datemax = datetime.date.today()
+
         plt.gca().xaxis.set_major_locator(matplotlib.dates.YearLocator())
         plt.gca().xaxis.set_minor_locator(matplotlib.dates.MonthLocator())
         plt.gca().xaxis.set_major_formatter(matplotlib.dates.DateFormatter('%m/%Y'))
+        if (datemax - datemin).days < 365:
+            plt.gca().xaxis.set_minor_formatter(matplotlib.dates.DateFormatter('%m/%Y'))
+
         plt.gca().set_ylim([0, 24])
         plt.yticks(range(24), list(range(4, 24)) + list(range(0, 4)))
         self.plot(options)