diff --git a/Plugins/Stats/Dtos/ChatSearchQuery.cs b/Plugins/Stats/Dtos/ChatSearchQuery.cs
index f58f1145f..443389079 100644
--- a/Plugins/Stats/Dtos/ChatSearchQuery.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Stats/Dtos/ChatSearchQuery.cs
@@ -28,18 +28,19 @@ namespace Stats.Dtos
         /// <summary>
         /// The time associated with SentAfter date
         /// </summary>
-        public string SentAfterTime { get; set; } = "00:00";
+        public string SentAfterTime { get; set; }
 
-        public DateTime? SentAfterDateTime => SentAfter?.Add(TimeSpan.Parse(SentAfterTime));
+        public DateTime? SentAfterDateTime => SentAfter?.Add(string.IsNullOrEmpty(SentAfterTime) ? TimeSpan.Zero : TimeSpan.Parse(SentAfterTime));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// only look for messages sent before this date0
         /// </summary>
         public DateTime SentBefore { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow.Date;
 
-        public string SentBeforeTime { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("HH:mm");
+        public string SentBeforeTime { get; set; }
 
-        public DateTime? SentBeforeDateTime => SentBefore.Add(TimeSpan.Parse(SentBeforeTime));
+        public DateTime? SentBeforeDateTime =>
+            SentBefore.Add(string.IsNullOrEmpty(SentBeforeTime) ? TimeSpan.Zero : TimeSpan.Parse(SentBeforeTime));
         
         public bool IsExactMatch { get; set; }
         
diff --git a/Plugins/Stats/Plugin.cs b/Plugins/Stats/Plugin.cs
index ee8ccc7da..fabc6da29 100644
--- a/Plugins/Stats/Plugin.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Stats/Plugin.cs
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ public class Plugin : IPluginV2
                 ClientId = request.ClientId,
                 Before = request.Before,
                 SentBefore = request.Before ?? DateTime.UtcNow,
+                SentAfter = request.After,
+                After = request.After,
                 Count = request.Count,
                 IsProfileMeta = true
             };