diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93d67b0..2e95d7d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.fao.unredd</groupId>
 	<artifactId>portal</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0</version>
+	<version>3.0.1</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<name>UNREDD Portal</name>
 	<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/modules/time-slider.js b/src/main/webapp/modules/time-slider.js
index 52b80ee..495dd51 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/modules/time-slider.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/modules/time-slider.js
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ define([ "jquery", "message-bus", "layout", "jquery-ui", "i18n" ], function($, b
 	div.append(divTimeSlider);
 	divTimeSlider.slider({
 		change : function(event, ui) {
-			var d = new Date();
-			d.setISO8601(timestamps[ui.value]);
-			divTimeSliderLabel.text(getLocalizedDate(timestamps[ui.value]));
-			bus.send("time-slider.selection", d);
+			if (timestamps.length > 0) {
+				var d = new Date();
+				d.setISO8601(timestamps[ui.value]);
+				divTimeSliderLabel.text(getLocalizedDate(timestamps[ui.value]));
+				bus.send("time-slider.selection", d);
+			}
 		}
 	});
 	divTimeSlider.slider("option", "min", 0);