diff --git a/circ/circulation.pl b/circ/circulation.pl
index 8c359b1ca8..c34db54344 100755
--- a/circ/circulation.pl
+++ b/circ/circulation.pl
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ if ($borrowernumber) {
             0 , $borrower->{'enrolmentperiod'});
     }
     # if the expiry date is before today ie they have expired
-    if ( $warning_year*$warning_month*$warning_day==0 
+    if ( !$borrower->{'dateexpiry'} || $warning_year*$warning_month*$warning_day==0
         || Date_to_Days($today_year,     $today_month, $today_day  ) 
          > Date_to_Days($warning_year, $warning_month, $warning_day) )
     {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ if ($borrowernumber) {
         $template->param(
             flagged  => "1",
             noissues => "1",
-            expired     => format_date($borrower->{dateexpiry}),
+            expired => "1",
             renewaldate => format_date("$renew_year-$renew_month-$renew_day")
         );
     }
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
index afa6ec51c4..d2f6405563 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tt
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ No patron matched <span class="ex">[% message %]</span>
 
 			[% IF ( expired ) %]
 			<li><span class="circ-hlt">Expiration:</span> Patron's card has expired.
-			Patron's card expired on [% expiry %] <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/setstatus.pl?borrowernumber=[% borrowernumber %]&amp;cardnumber=[% cardnumber %]&amp;destination=circ&amp;reregistration=y">Renew</a> or <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/memberentry.pl?op=modify&amp;destination=circ&amp;borrowernumber=[% borrowernumber %]&amp;categorycode=[% categorycode %]">Edit Details</a>
+			[% IF ( expiry ) %]Patron's card expired on [% expiry %][% END %] <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/setstatus.pl?borrowernumber=[% borrowernumber %]&amp;cardnumber=[% cardnumber %]&amp;destination=circ&amp;reregistration=y">Renew</a> or <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/memberentry.pl?op=modify&amp;destination=circ&amp;borrowernumber=[% borrowernumber %]&amp;categorycode=[% categorycode %]">Edit Details</a>
 
 			</li>
 			[% END %]