diff --git a/invoice/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/invoice/dao/DefaultInvoiceDao.java b/invoice/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/invoice/dao/DefaultInvoiceDao.java
index cc10780..5231b09 100644
--- a/invoice/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/invoice/dao/DefaultInvoiceDao.java
+++ b/invoice/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/invoice/dao/DefaultInvoiceDao.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import com.google.common.base.Function;
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ public class DefaultInvoiceDao extends EntityDaoBase<InvoiceModelDao, Invoice, I
null,
null,
null,
- charge.getStartDate(),
+ Objects.firstNonNull(charge.getStartDate(), effectiveDate),
charge.getEndDate(),
charge.getAmount(),
null,
