diff --git a/forecasts/views.py b/forecasts/views.py
index d1edf5083527ffa38aae36a770e788667adaf9cc..f8f8f9aeb0a69176a50483595b9e8f3d7c129ef3 100755
--- a/forecasts/views.py
+++ b/forecasts/views.py
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ from forecasts.models import ForecastConfiguration, ForecastResult, ResultParame
 def index(request):
     
     season_range = range(2016, datetime.now().year + 1)
-    season = int(request.GET.get("season", (datetime.now() + relativedelta(months = settings.SYSTEM_TIME_OFFSET_MONTHS)).year))
+    try:
+        season = int(request.GET.get("season", (datetime.now() + relativedelta(months = settings.SYSTEM_TIME_OFFSET_MONTHS)).year))
+    except ValueError:
+        season = (datetime.now() + relativedelta(months = settings.SYSTEM_TIME_OFFSET_MONTHS)).year
     forecast_configurations = ForecastConfiguration.get_forecast_configurations_from_vipslogic(None, season).text
     #print forecast_configurations
     private_forecast_configurations = None