diff --git a/dcalendar.picker.js b/dcalendar.picker.js
index 3d6cf01..2f273b7 100644
--- a/dcalendar.picker.js
+++ b/dcalendar.picker.js
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ if (typeof jQuery === 'undefined') { throw new Error('DCalendar.Picker: This plu
 		},
 		/* Determines if date is disabled */
 		disabledDate: function (date) {
-			var that = this, rangeFrom = null, rangeTo = null, rangeMin = null, rangeMax = null, min = null, max = null;
+			var that = this, rangeFrom = null, rangeTo = null, rangeMin = null, rangeMax = null, min = null, max = null,
+				now = new Date(), today = new Date(now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth(), now.getDate());
 
 			if (that.minDate) min = that.minDate === "today" ? today : new Date(that.minDate);
 			if (that.maxDate) max = that.maxDate === "today" ? today : new Date(that.maxDate);