diff --git a/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php b/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
index 0ab1e43a70..5af6cff28b 100644
--- a/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
+++ b/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
@@ -4109,6 +4109,7 @@ class mail_ui
 				$dtfrmt = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['dateformat'];
 				$refreshData['vacationnotice'] = lang('Vacation notice is active');
 				$refreshData['vacationrange'] = ($vacation['status']=='by_date'? common::show_date($vacation['start_date'],$dtfrmt,true).($vacation['end_date']>$vacation['start_date']?'->'.common::show_date($vacation['end_date']+ 24*3600-1,$dtfrmt,true):''):'');
+				if ($vacation['status'] == 'by_date' && $vacation['end_date']+ 24*3600 < time())$refreshData = '';
 			}
 		}
 		if ($vacation==false)