diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/LicenseReportService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/LicenseReportService.java
index aa428517b..597c856ea 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/LicenseReportService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/LicenseReportService.java
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ public class LicenseReportService {
 
     public LicenseReport getLicenseReport(LicenseReportRequest licenseReportRequest) {
 
-        if (!licenseReportRequest.isStartDateBeforeEndDate()) {
+        if (licenseReportRequest.getStartDate() == null || licenseReportRequest.getStartDate().isAfter(Instant.now())) {
+            throw new BadRequestException("Invalid start date.");
+        }
+
+        if (licenseReportRequest.getStartDate().isAfter(licenseReportRequest.getEndDate())) {
             throw new BadRequestException("Invalid date period: End date is before start date.");
         }
 
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/license/LicenseReportRequest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/license/LicenseReportRequest.java
index 3a3330add..3db05c7a2 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/license/LicenseReportRequest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-shared-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v1/api/shared/model/license/LicenseReportRequest.java
@@ -18,21 +18,6 @@ public class LicenseReportRequest {
     private Instant startDate;
     private Instant endDate;
 
-    public Instant getStartDate() {
-
-        if (startDate == null) {
-            startDate = Year.of(getEndDate().atOffset(ZoneOffset.UTC).getYear()).atMonth(1).atDay(1).atStartOfDay().toInstant(ZoneOffset.UTC);
-        }
-        return startDate;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isStartDateBeforeEndDate() {
-
-        var endDate = this.endDate == null ? Instant.now() : this.endDate;
-        return getStartDate().isBefore(endDate);
-    }
-
-
     public Instant getEndDate() {
 
         if (endDate == null || endDate.isAfter(Instant.now())) {