diff --git a/src/routes/dashboard/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/dashboard/+page.server.ts
index 927d5ff..0e8042c 100644
--- a/src/routes/dashboard/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/dashboard/+page.server.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ locals }) => {
 	const soonDate = dateOnly(addDays(today, 60));
 	const monthStart = dateOnly(startOfMonth(today));
 	const monthEnd = dateOnly(endOfMonth(today));
-	const sixMonthsAgo = startOfMonth(addMonths(today, -5));
+	const currentTrendStart = startOfMonth(addMonths(today, -5));
 
 	const activeContractCondition = and(
 		eq(contracts.organizationId, activeOrganizationId),
@@ -202,13 +202,7 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ locals }) => {
 				totalGbp: invoices.totalGbp
 			})
 			.from(invoices)
-			.where(
-				and(
-					eq(invoices.organizationId, activeOrganizationId),
-					gte(invoices.issueDate, dateOnly(sixMonthsAgo)),
-					isNull(invoices.archivedAt)
-				)
-			)
+			.where(and(eq(invoices.organizationId, activeOrganizationId), isNull(invoices.archivedAt)))
 	]);
 
 	const activeContractIds = activeContractRows.map((contract) => contract.id);
@@ -292,9 +286,17 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ locals }) => {
 		roomTypes.set(room.type, summary);
 	}
 
+	const hasCurrentTrendInvoices = billingTrendInvoiceRows.some(
+		(invoice) => parseISO(invoice.issueDate).getTime() >= currentTrendStart.getTime()
+	);
+	const trendEnd =
+		hasCurrentTrendInvoices || recentInvoiceRows.length === 0
+			? today
+			: parseISO(recentInvoiceRows[0].issueDate);
+	const trendStart = startOfMonth(addMonths(trendEnd, -5));
 	const billingTrendMap = new Map<string, { month: string; label: string; totalGbp: number }>();
 	for (let index = 0; index < 6; index += 1) {
-		const month = addMonths(sixMonthsAgo, index);
+		const month = addMonths(trendStart, index);
 		billingTrendMap.set(monthKey(month), {
 			month: monthKey(month),
 			label: monthLabel(month),
@@ -341,6 +343,7 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ locals }) => {
 		recentInvoices: recentInvoiceRows,
 		meta: {
 			monthLabel: monthLabel(today),
+			billingTrendDescription: `Issued invoice totals from ${monthLabel(trendStart)} to ${monthLabel(trendEnd)}.`,
 			overdueInvoiceBasis:
 				'Invoices have no payment status yet, so this shows invoices past due date.'
 		}
diff --git a/src/routes/dashboard/+page.svelte b/src/routes/dashboard/+page.svelte
index 106f758..b4f0826 100644
--- a/src/routes/dashboard/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/dashboard/+page.svelte
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 	<MetricCards metrics={data.metrics} monthLabel={data.meta.monthLabel} {formatMoney} />
 
 	<div class="grid gap-4 xl:grid-cols-2">
-		<BillingTrend records={data.billingTrend} {formatMoney} />
+		<BillingTrend
+			records={data.billingTrend}
+			description={data.meta.billingTrendDescription}
+			{formatMoney}
+		/>
 		<RoomSummary metrics={data.metrics} summary={data.roomSummary} />
 	</div>
 
diff --git a/src/routes/dashboard/billing-trend.svelte b/src/routes/dashboard/billing-trend.svelte
index 8726b50..cb4499f 100644
--- a/src/routes/dashboard/billing-trend.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/dashboard/billing-trend.svelte
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 
 	let {
 		records,
+		description,
 		formatMoney
 	}: {
 		records: PageData['billingTrend'];
+		description: string;
 		formatMoney: (value: unknown) => string;
 	} = $props();
 
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
 <Card.Root>
 	<Card.Header>
 		<Card.Title>Billing trend</Card.Title>
-		<Card.Description>Issued invoice totals over the last six months.</Card.Description>
+		<Card.Description>{description}</Card.Description>
 	</Card.Header>
 	<Card.Content>
 		{#if hasValues}