diff --git a/models/intermediate/cross/int_daily_currency_exchange_rates.sql b/models/intermediate/cross/int_daily_currency_exchange_rates.sql
index bb5eb88..590b3e6 100644
--- a/models/intermediate/cross/int_daily_currency_exchange_rates.sql
+++ b/models/intermediate/cross/int_daily_currency_exchange_rates.sql
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ with
     ),
     -- CTEs for projecting backward
     oldest_xe_date_per_curr_pair as (
-        select from_currency, to_currency, max(rate_date_utc) as oldest_date_utc
+        select from_currency, to_currency, min(rate_date_utc) as oldest_date_utc
         from stg_xedotcom__exchange_rates
         group by 1, 2
     ),
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@ with
             (
                 {{ var("start_date") }}::timestamp,
                 (
-                    select max(most_recent_date_utc)
-                    from most_recent_xe_date_per_curr_pair
+                    select min(oldest_date_utc) from oldest_xe_date_per_curr_pair
                 )::timestamp
-                - interval '2 days',  -- we don't want to pick the last real day,
+                - interval '1 days',  -- we don't want to pick the last real day,
                 '1 day'::interval
             ) day_series
     ),