1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/modules/date/index.ts b/src/modules/date/index.ts
index d7a0f12a..7156bf22 100644
--- a/src/modules/date/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/date/index.ts
@@ -949,6 +949,12 @@ export class DateModule {
       refDate?: string | Date | number;
     } = {}
   ): Date {
+    if (options.max < options.min) {
+      throw new FakerError(
+        `Max ${options.max} should be larger than or equal to min ${options.min}.`
+      );
+    }
+
     const mode = options.mode === 'age' ? 'age' : 'year';
     const refDate = toDate(options.refDate, this.faker.defaultRefDate);
     const refYear = refDate.getUTCFullYear();
@@ -973,10 +979,6 @@ export class DateModule {
       );
     }
 
-    if (max < min) {
-      throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be larger then min ${min}.`);
-    }
-
     return new Date(this.faker.number.int({ min, max }));
   }
 }