diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasProvider.java
index 7908c82e..c791b697 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasProvider.java
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractHafasProvider implements NetworkProvider
 			if (XmlPullUtil.test(pp, "Err"))
 			{
 				final String code = XmlPullUtil.attr(pp, "code");
+				if (code.equals("I3")) // Input: date outside of the timetable period
+					return new QueryConnectionsResult(Status.INVALID_DATE);
 				if (code.equals("F1")) // Spool: Error reading the spoolfile
 					return new QueryConnectionsResult(Status.SERVICE_DOWN);
 				throw new IllegalStateException("error " + code + " " + XmlPullUtil.attr(pp, "text"));
diff --git a/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VbnProviderLiveTest.java b/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VbnProviderLiveTest.java
index 9857e8ce..dd2ba9d0 100644
--- a/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VbnProviderLiveTest.java
+++ b/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VbnProviderLiveTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package de.schildbach.pte.live;
 
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
+
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -83,8 +85,17 @@ public class VbnProviderLiveTest
 	{
 		final QueryConnectionsResult result = provider.queryConnections(new Location(LocationType.STATION, 8096109, null, "Oldenburg"), null,
 				new Location(LocationType.STATION, 625398, null, "Bremerhaven"), new Date(), true, ALL_PRODUCTS, WalkSpeed.NORMAL);
+		assertEquals(QueryConnectionsResult.Status.OK, result.status);
 		System.out.println(result);
 		final QueryConnectionsResult moreResult = provider.queryMoreConnections(result.context);
 		System.out.println(moreResult);
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void connectionDateOutsideTimetablePeriod() throws Exception
+	{
+		final QueryConnectionsResult result = provider.queryConnections(new Location(LocationType.STATION, 8096109, null, "Oldenburg"), null,
+				new Location(LocationType.STATION, 625398, null, "Bremerhaven"), new Date(1155822689759l), true, ALL_PRODUCTS, WalkSpeed.NORMAL);
+		assertEquals(QueryConnectionsResult.Status.INVALID_DATE, result.status);
+	}
 }