diff --git a/app/models/recurring_todo.rb b/app/models/recurring_todo.rb
index c49f346c..76e9519e 100644
--- a/app/models/recurring_todo.rb
+++ b/app/models/recurring_todo.rb
@@ -541,14 +541,13 @@ class RecurringTodo < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def get_monthly_date(previous)
-
     start = determine_start(previous)
     day = self.every_other1
     n = self.every_other2
 
     case self.recurrence_selector
     when 0 # specific day of the month
-      if start.mday >= day
+      if start.mday > day
         # there is no next day n in this month, search in next month
         #
         #  start += n.months
diff --git a/test/functional/recurring_todos_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/recurring_todos_controller_test.rb
index fe687ca3..eab5bfa1 100644
--- a/test/functional/recurring_todos_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/recurring_todos_controller_test.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class RecurringTodosControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
         "recurring_show_days_before"=>"0",
         "recurring_target"=>"due_date",
         "recurring_show_always" => "1",
-        "start_from"=>"1/10/2012",  # adjust after 2012
+        "start_from"=>"1/10/2012",  
         "weekly_every_x_week"=>"1",
         "weekly_return_monday"=>"w",
         "yearly_day_of_week"=>"0",
@@ -235,6 +235,52 @@ class RecurringTodosControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_equal true, recurring_todo.show_always?
   end
 
+  def test_start_on_monthly_rec_todo
+    Timecop.travel(Time.local(2012,1,1)) do
+
+      login_as(:admin_user)
+
+      put :create,
+        "context_name"=>"library",
+        "project_name"=>"Build a working time machine",
+        "recurring_todo" =>
+        {
+        "daily_every_x_days"=>"1",
+        "daily_selector"=>"daily_every_x_day",
+        "description"=>"new recurring pattern",
+        "end_date" => nil,
+        "ends_on" => "no_end_date",
+        "monthly_day_of_week" => "2",
+        "monthly_every_x_day" => "2",
+        "monthly_every_x_month2" => "1",
+        "monthly_every_x_month" => "3",
+        "monthly_every_xth_day"=>"1",
+        "monthly_selector"=>"monthly_every_x_day",
+        "notes"=>"with some notes",
+        "number_of_occurences" => nil,
+        "recurring_period"=>"monthly",
+        "recurring_show_days_before"=>"0",
+        "recurring_target"=>"show_from_date",
+        "recurring_show_always" => "1",
+        "start_from"=>"2/1/2013",
+        "weekly_every_x_week"=>"1",
+        "weekly_return_monday"=>"m",
+        "yearly_day_of_week"=>"1",
+        "yearly_every_x_day"=>"8",
+        "yearly_every_xth_day"=>"1",
+        "yearly_month_of_year2"=>"8",
+        "yearly_month_of_year"=>"6",
+        "yearly_selector"=>"yearly_every_x_day"
+      },
+        "tag_list"=>"one, two, three, four"
+
+      assert_equal "new recurring pattern", assigns['recurring_todo'].description
+      assert_equal "2013-01-02 00:00:00 +0000", assigns['recurring_todo'].start_from.to_s
+      todo = assigns['recurring_todo'].todos.first
+      assert_equal "2013-01-02 00:00:00 +0000", todo.show_from.to_s
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_find_and_inactivate
     login_as(:admin_user)
 
diff --git a/test/functional/todos_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/todos_controller_test.rb
index b784ea0b..8b240432 100644
--- a/test/functional/todos_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/todos_controller_test.rb
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ class TodosControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     recurring_todo_1 = RecurringTodo.find(1)
     #set_user_to_current_time_zone(recurring_todo_1.user)
     todo_1 = Todo.where(:recurring_todo_id => 1).first
-    today = Time.zone.now.at_midnight
+    today = Time.zone.now.at_midnight - 1.day
 
     # change recurrence pattern to monthly and set show_from to today
     recurring_todo_1.target = 'show_from_date'
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ class TodosControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert !new_todo.show_from.nil?
 
     # do not use today here. It somehow gets messed up with the timezone calculation.
-    next_month = (Time.zone.now + 1.month).at_midnight
+    next_month = (Time.zone.now - 1.day + 1.month).at_midnight
 
     assert_equal next_month.utc.to_date.to_s(:db), new_todo.show_from.utc.to_date.to_s(:db)
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/recurring_todo_test.rb b/test/unit/recurring_todo_test.rb
index 5abaa790..bd769385 100644
--- a/test/unit/recurring_todo_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/recurring_todo_test.rb
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ class RecurringTodoTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal @sunday, due_date # june 8th
 
     due_date = @monthly.get_due_date(@sunday) # june 8th
+    assert_equal Time.zone.local(2008,6,8), due_date # june 8th
+
+    due_date = @monthly.get_due_date(@monday) # june 9th
     assert_equal Time.zone.local(2008,8,8), due_date # aug 8th
   end