diff --git a/models/common/planner.go b/models/common/planner.go
index 3b15372..7312476 100755
--- a/models/common/planner.go
+++ b/models/common/planner.go
@@ -8,18 +8,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 func GetPlannerNearestStart(start time.Time, planned map[tools.DataType]map[string]pricing.PricedItemITF, request *tools.APIRequest) float64 {
-	near := float64(10000000000)    // set a high value
+	near := float64(-1) // unset sentinel
 	for _, items := range planned { // loop through the planned items
 		for _, priced := range items { // loop through the priced items
 			if priced.GetLocationStart() == nil { // if the start is nil,
 				continue // skip the iteration
 			}
-			newS := priced.GetLocationStart()     // get the start
-			if newS.Sub(start).Seconds() < near { // if the difference between the start and the new start is less than the nearest start
-				near = newS.Sub(start).Seconds()
+			newS := priced.GetLocationStart()                   // get the start
+			diff := newS.Sub(start).Seconds()                   // get the difference
+			if near < 0 || diff < near {                        // if the difference is less than the nearest start
+				near = diff
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if near < 0 {
+		return 0 // no items found, start at the given start time
+	}
 	return near
 }