diff --git a/conservancy_beancount/plugin/core.py b/conservancy_beancount/plugin/core.py
index 7b427d0cb846cac4faea997c3a8455140a39492f..979a3487e829688d2c20b022e74cbef40d7dafea 100644
--- a/conservancy_beancount/plugin/core.py
+++ b/conservancy_beancount/plugin/core.py
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ from ..beancount_types import (
 
 # I expect these will become configurable in the future, which is why I'm
 # keeping them outside of a class, but for now constants will do.
-DEFAULT_START_DATE = datetime.date(2020, 3, 1)
+# The default start date is the beginning of FY19, minus one day to cover FY19's
+# opening balances.
+DEFAULT_START_DATE = datetime.date(2019, 2, 28)
 # The default stop date leaves a little room after so it's easy to test
 # dates past the far end of the range.
 DEFAULT_STOP_DATE = datetime.date(datetime.MAXYEAR, 1, 1)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6794b7069684bc234ea6286c208ee53dded38fb2..663bfc0cc3a26147b1b96104cf3dd0ec27b3d57f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 setup(
     name='conservancy_beancount',
     description="Plugin, library, and reports for reading Conservancy's books",
-    version='1.5.1',
+    version='1.5.2',
     author='Software Freedom Conservancy',
     author_email='info@sfconservancy.org',
     license='GNU AGPLv3+',