diff --git a/src/main/java/de/financer/controller/RecurringTransactionController.java b/src/main/java/de/financer/controller/RecurringTransactionController.java
index 623d6e1..6c36465 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/financer/controller/RecurringTransactionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/financer/controller/RecurringTransactionController.java
@@ -57,16 +57,17 @@ public class RecurringTransactionController {
     ) {
         final String decodedFrom = ControllerUtil.urlDecode(fromAccountKey);
         final String decodedTo = ControllerUtil.urlDecode(toAccountKey);
+        final String decodedDesc = ControllerUtil.urlDecode(description);
 
         if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
             LOGGER.debug(String
                     .format("/recurringTransactions/createRecurringTransaction got parameters: %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, " +
-                                    "%s, %s, %s", decodedFrom, decodedTo, amount, description, holidayWeekendType,
+                                    "%s, %s, %s", decodedFrom, decodedTo, amount, decodedDesc, holidayWeekendType,
                             intervalType, firstOccurrence, lastOccurrence));
         }
 
         final ResponseReason responseReason = this.recurringTransactionService
-                .createRecurringTransaction(decodedFrom, decodedTo, amount, description, holidayWeekendType,
+                .createRecurringTransaction(decodedFrom, decodedTo, amount, decodedDesc, holidayWeekendType,
                         intervalType, firstOccurrence, lastOccurrence);
 
         if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/financer/controller/TransactionController.java b/src/main/java/de/financer/controller/TransactionController.java
index 61ab109..71de55a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/financer/controller/TransactionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/financer/controller/TransactionController.java
@@ -43,15 +43,16 @@ public class TransactionController {
     ) {
         final String decodedFrom = ControllerUtil.urlDecode(fromAccountKey);
         final String decodedTo = ControllerUtil.urlDecode(toAccountKey);
+        final String decodedDesc = ControllerUtil.urlDecode(description);
 
         if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
             LOGGER.debug(String
                     .format("/transactions/createTransaction got parameters: %s, %s, %s, %s, %s",
-                            decodedFrom, decodedTo, amount, date, description));
+                            decodedFrom, decodedTo, amount, date, decodedDesc));
         }
 
         final ResponseReason responseReason = this.transactionService
-                .createTransaction(decodedFrom, decodedTo, amount, date, description);
+                .createTransaction(decodedFrom, decodedTo, amount, date, decodedDesc);
 
         if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
             LOGGER.debug(String.format("/transactions/createTransaction returns with %s", responseReason.name()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/financer/service/RecurringTransactionService.java b/src/main/java/de/financer/service/RecurringTransactionService.java
index 4af4ce9..4c5a7bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/financer/service/RecurringTransactionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/financer/service/RecurringTransactionService.java
@@ -104,6 +104,19 @@ public class RecurringTransactionService {
      * @return <code>true</code> if the recurring transaction is due today, <code>false</code> otherwise
      */
     private boolean checkRecurringTransactionDueToday(RecurringTransaction recurringTransaction, LocalDate now) {
+        // If a recurring transactions first occurrence is in the future it can never be relevant for this
+        // method. This case will be handled in the checkRecurringTransactionDueFuture method if the recurring
+        // transaction also has HolidayWeekendType#PREVIOUS_WORKDAY.
+        // If this check is not done the datesUntil(...) call will fail as it expects that the callees date is lower
+        // or equal the first parameter which is not the case for the following example:
+        //  callee.firstOccurrence = 2019-05-27
+        //  now = 2019-05-14
+        //  now.plusDays(1) = 2019-05-15
+        //  => IllegalArgumentException: 2019-05-15 < 2019-05-27
+        if (recurringTransaction.getFirstOccurrence().isAfter(now)) {
+            return false; // early return
+        }
+
         final boolean holiday = this.ruleService.isHoliday(now);
 
         final boolean dueToday = recurringTransaction.getFirstOccurrence()
@@ -150,6 +163,12 @@ public class RecurringTransactionService {
             return false; // early return
         }
 
+        // If a recurring transactions first occurrence is in the future it can never be relevant for this
+        // method, as this method handles recurring transactions due in the past.
+        if (recurringTransaction.getFirstOccurrence().isAfter(now)) {
+            return false; // early return
+        }
+
         boolean weekend;
         boolean holiday;
         LocalDate yesterday = now;