diff --git a/logreader/logreader.py b/logreader/logreader.py
index eb9169ab..8d134666 100644
--- a/logreader/logreader.py
+++ b/logreader/logreader.py
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ class LogReader:
 		"""
 		date = list(time.strptime(value, self.timepattern))
 		if date[0] < 2000:
+			# There is probably no year field in the logs
 			date[0] = time.gmtime()[0]
+			# Bug fix for #1241756
+			# If the date is greater than the current time, we suppose
+			# that the log is not from this year but from the year before
+			if date > time.time():
+				date[0] -= 1
 		unixTime = time.mktime(date)
 		return unixTime