diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tmpl
index dff76aedf6..4a68c28595 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tmpl
@@ -291,9 +291,10 @@ function checkMultiHold() {
 		//<![CDATA[
 		function validate1(date) {
 			var today = new Date();
-			if ( date < today ) {
-				return false;
-			} else if ( date.getDate() == today.getDate() && date.getMonth() == today.getMonth() && date.getFullYear() == today.getFullYear() ) {
+			if ( (date > today) ||
+                    ( date.getDate() == today.getDate() &&
+                      date.getMonth() == today.getMonth() &&
+                      date.getFullYear() == today.getFullYear() ) ) {
 				return false;
 			} else {
 				return true;
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-reserve.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-reserve.tmpl
index 562dfe67ab..a2a82664da 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-reserve.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-reserve.tmpl
@@ -316,12 +316,15 @@
 			document.getElementById("reserve_date_<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->").parentNode.appendChild( cal_img );
 
 			function validate<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->(date) {
-			   var today = new Date();
-			   if ( date < today ) {
-			      return true;
-			   } else {
-			      return false;
-			   }
+			    var today = new Date();
+                if ( (date > today) ||
+                        ( date.getDate() == today.getDate() &&
+                          date.getMonth() == today.getMonth() &&
+                          date.getFullYear() == today.getFullYear() ) ) {
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    return true;
+                }
 			};
 			Calendar.setup(
 			{